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Weekly Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1869), 1870-10-29

Weekly Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1869), 1870-10-29 page 1

SO Hut i inuii YOL. LXIV. COLUMBUS, UHIU, tiATUKD AY," OCTOBER 29, 1870. NO. 10. THE PISTOL SHOT- VnOM TIIBIIECOIXRCTIOMI OF k Hm8IA OFflCBU. 3 TtantUtod from Dla UartenUube. tfarrlson life In a Kuaalan provincial towu, which dot! not possess a theater, nob even a bid oat, ti, you may take my word fur It, very insipid aod monotonous ; In the morning, parades ; two hours In the riding-school; Jat nooo, a frugal diner of the regimental mess, or perhaps t a inferable restaurant ; aod at night, Cirla ami bowling toila tout Tin; re was not a single family to extend their hospitalities to tin. We treated etch at the wipe and oeer shop, and saw nothing of 0 ill's beautiful world.but oorowo green uniforms. 1 lit re wai but one person, who was nut In tho service, who associated wltb j m i m id of perhaps forty yuan of age. ! lit varied Inlormitton won for him a! cirtiln authority among us, but hla nh irp tongue and stern characlerrtil no' f tvorbly linprc-s the younger oflkera. A certain mysterv mrroQDd.d him; be looked a true Russian, and yt had a foreign nnne;he had served la the army, lit; Raid, but why he hid quilled the servlco ho early, or withdrawn to so wretch-e I quarters as Woljjoda, where Ufa was ' li jth expensive and tedious, ho never ex -1 plained No matter bow bad ike weather, lie alwaya went on foot, enveloped tn a black worn out paletot. For us officers, ho always kept an open table; thera were, Indeed, only two or thrte dishes, which hla body servant and factum prepared with very ludllWent skill, but aa am-udi thaw for, there wit alwaya an abundance of Burn tin iy and C impsgne. No one know hla clrcmintancei orhta means of support, and no on ventured to &k hi in ; ad luqolrle were repelled by his aitru aspect. Ilia library consisted for the most put ol military works, hi-itUs a few romancaa of Uogol and Tars fin J -ft", which he willlnly lint without ever Hiking f ir llioni again, aa hu hluis.lf Dover returned a borrowed bo'-k. Uli only orcupatloo wis pistol practice, and the w.lli of his room wire perforated with holes like the Intarlar of a liae-hlve. A flue collection of beau idol and costly pictures formed tha only decoration or bis room, ai,d his sccuraoy In shooting was so great that each of us wuu d have allowid hlra to shoot an Aiiniu from our hvada without any hesi tation. Although we olten talked about duels, Sylvia so he waa called never tnrtk nart In lh convoriailon ; and If ii -it one aikcd him If he bad ever fought, hu would curtly answer lu ihe affirmative wiihnnt lurihrr remark ; but It was ob- scrvei,', .ba. the qnieiluo was Irksome to 'I --,' m', f utTf'iiri', Ciine lomecnn-, 1 , r' hA his cj.i'n-i.ca perhaps tor lilt, l,.,l I ' wouii any L , 1im lnh.n h. n.t coWi'rd, us Ip-trfl bl drpuri.mcot rorlude tha snap;. Ujj. J w& for ttat r.'atoa ihat the fdiownnr -.-urretica creitfd nit llt'.k asuititnhmciit b Atnultnof na mi taktif sapptr one cveulns wlla BfUI; intra was hard drinking aa utual, and sntr sapper w ldsiated upon our host being bauker. II at ttrat politely declined; but II tally yielding to lh wlslii'Sof bis gnesis, be threw llfty ducli on the table, while we mated ourselves around It, and the play begun, ii coo inuad ai usual to play silently, tiylro had never been noted aa a very nmerua player, and he waa reiaarkahlc In alwaya refusing Uj give any explanation. If he ever made a miatako to the disadvantage of a player, hu paid bin without the alighteU hesitation; bla own winnings ha always nuld on the table with a plca of ctulk, as was hie well known custom. But to-ni 'ht w a youag o nicer in tue ..uipany who naa lately Jeinsl tha re-nent, and be did not know or Uylvlu'a picullaritlcs. Tbla aaw comer playad wildly; be made a bet and lost it. Hyl-vlo ssi.ttd bla chalk and marked It down ou tli table.. The lleuieuaut, aa ton I tied, bailed for au explanation, but aa uual Hylvlo wnt on quietly dialing. The lieutenant rubbed out the tally from the table; wltli the greatest calinasss, Hvlvlo reoswod It. Ikated with wine, aid txcltrd by the pity and laughter of bla comrades, and liualnlnif liiuiaalf iDsultsd by Silvio, ' tliu llauteaant selzud a candlestick from the table and hurled It with blind pat- 1- slnn at ur host. He skillfully avoided It; and arose pale with wrath and wltb II lining eya, while tha real ( ua kept amliarrakaed sllsucs. "Lave the room, alrl" ho crlsd, "and he thankful that It Is 1 to whetnyju hvo done ibis." Ttio Ueuiesant Immediately arose, and with i lie won!: "If you tu.l yourself j luKuUtd, Sylvl I am at all tlmis at i your service," be diparlud. I We did nut for a moment douot but i that Ihia scene would have fatalconie-qui-ncui, and wo already regarded our comrade aa a diad man. We playrd only for a short tlm lunir; for w3n we saw that oar host was giving so ) more attention to the game, we broke up ami went Home, speaking or notbing bat ttu vicanry which would soon exist In I I" theequadroQ. g- Tha nut morning aa we net In the , rhllng s-rhool wa aksd each other, "Is the lleiienant stui silver liut. benold, the man came In as fresh aa ever. To I our asionlnttment, he bad received no f c biHcn;e from nylvlo, Wltb pazxltd minds we then visited I Hylvlo, and foil ml him In bla coorl-yard, sending ball after ball through a rtrd, i which be bad nailed up against the eta- bla door, lie received us aa If nothing 1 had bapiwned, and was silent a boat yea-tBTilay'e osctirrauce. This conduct on the part of Sylvlo cause I him to fait In ttio estimation of tha olllcera; for tho I a' a or personal courage la deeinea inei disable by military men. Am on 8 them la be brave, la the tlrat virtue. Tola un-plaasant affair was, however, gradually furgotteo.and Hvlvlo recovered hla (arm er lailutnce and poahlon lu our clrcld. 1, alono, could uot Induce mymlf to ra I yard klm wltb my firmer ftellnga. Ha- re this event my imagination had awn me to this man, woo appeared to tftamyitery; and 1 tbluk that he, too preferred me to all ihu rtst, (or against me Us never Indulge t tn aarraim, as be often did wltb my comrade, but &1 wits treated mj with great stncerltr. Hut afiar this occurrence 1 never could banish the thought that bis honor waa stained, 1 oonld not look blm fully In the face, aa formerly- riylvlo'seyeawere too snarp not to oliaerva tbla; It pained him, and It seemed to ma that oa aevsral .l- aiionsjxejjien to nring aooui an ex-' 1 irpirtf)B, but I evadsd It. because It waa paloful to me, ana ao at last be aa aisled. Ditollsra In Urge oltlea can hardly nn- deritsnd what a seoaatlon the most tri ll on stTalr mk:s In a email town. Than, tho arrival of the mull throws a smill I twn Into a commotion. Krery Wa-lnti day tad Vilday tho headquarter of our rejlment was niied wun omcers; one ex pt'ctlna mouey from home, another let teta, and another n-wanainrs, which stMin becawHcoiumon property, and wsre devoured with oagertiva. iVy nsually broke the aeals of tlnlr lettera on the ' Hpnt, and aha red tho consents with thalr cumraiUa. Hylvto alsa rscelvid bla Ivl-aj ters la oar mail-bag, aid one day he re- (1 ' eelved one which lie broke open With I reat Impatlent. Ills eyes kindled as L they glanced over U; but aa every one was oicupled with hla own matters, his I teicltemen waa not remarked, sajfay. "Ue ntlimnn," be cried, with an excited , w ion-, 'I sliall kava here to-night, I tti ere for beg yoa to honor me at noon . with your company for the last time. And you, too, cap'aln," heaald, torn f Ingtomc, ' I abail count on yoa." 1 I bowed allouilv, and ha dsnirUd. We B dlinersrd, wlih Ibe aiidvraiaadlng that I we would nntt a, noon at bla roomi. 1 yS At the appointed hour I went there, ud round my o miraoaa already assembled. We watt to dUner. aud eur aarae- able boat, to-lay, almost aervouslv cheerful, Q UlioVeal u ill with bla gay humor, and the cork a hVw, the wine glaisea were Oiled and emptied more rapidly every moment, and we all wished the departing one good lock on hla journey. He took a friendly leave of his guesta, and aa 1 was also about to pay my respeets he detained me. 'l bag yon to stay a few mcmsnta L have soma i thing to say to you alone." 1 ramalned. We aat dowa In deep alteaca on his divan, smoking our chibouques. Hylvio's galaiy had dlsip peared, hla face waa deathly pale, but bis eyea g'owed through the cloud of smoke which be blew from him. Bo be continued for a Tew mluutes.wbea heat last broke tbe silence, which was becoming palnlut and disagreeable. He twee n us au exp;nauu is uui- sary," ha began, in a hoarse, ranering vole; "for the opinion or tne rsi i care very little, nt I like yon, and I do not wish to depart leaving you nndar a false Impreialon. You were certainly surprised that I did not call swearer to account: la It not true 1 And was not that also tbe reason why you witnorew from me? Von will observe, captain, 1 eould easily lustily my conduct on t'n ground of magusnltnt'y, but 1 never lie! Had 1 been In a position v meev nira without any risk on my part, had my I own life been exoosfcd to no danger, 1 certainly should not have presented him with hla." Fairly shocked by auch cynicai can- j or. I stared at him; I certainly had not expected bucIi au avowal from him. "I0U IOOK aStOniNDSU, us cuui-iumu, hut 1 was forced to act so. 1 bad no right to expose my life; for six years ago received a blow on ibo face, and ke who gave It In still llviug." My astonishment increased. 'And did von not fight after ench an Insult V I earnestly ssked. "Dots au Inanrperable obstacles keep you from yonr enemy f" "Oh! I fought blm, and here la the proof." He took from the box an eld hussar cap, which waa perforated just above where tha forebead would be wheo It was on. "Attend. I belonged to the Czar's own regiment, in which I wai al ways accustomed to be nri; ami as wa It waa the fashion to bluster and bu'ly, I wan the gratcit In the reglmaat. Hard drinking waa considered giorlout, an I I vanquished the road Djlgourcky, who was noted lor hla cipaclty. Duels took place every day In our roslmeot, and 1 wascoticerned In all of Ihem, either aa principal or second, ao that my comrades esteemed me highly, but our colo uel regarded me aaan unmitigated evil to thu renlment. I waa already repos ing proudly on thise laurels, waen a young Count was tranferrsd to our culpa I bavu never seen a man moie favored by fortune. Youtb, intelligence and bjaoty were nulled In him, with great wealth. Yon can imagine what position ho soon galued In our circle. I felt that my throne waa beginning to tot tor. The Count soon heard my name mntloued everywhere: II the talk waa of a wild. tiit'l i' vent arn, it wa I who nad led It; ba Iw-aniH Oenlrnua to make my ac qiialriain't; ho sought my friendship; but . j'-aloui o' my priuuioid rival, lu tin character of a lion, coldly repill- sd blB. He toat-tb r-;;jJ- ir n humor, hut ' wiiug Injired, bgn to uvo dm. This trouhlad him bulimia, Out k a aacce. ameiig my comrades and wllh the ladles Mt me almost wild, anught to tlx a qnarrel on blm, but be rein On ed calm, answering my attacks with atlll wittier boa molt, ami laugbid mo dowa; and, what waa worst of all, ha had all tho laugbeia on bis sine. At last, at a bill, which a noblemaa In onr nelnhaorhood save to onr sarrlson. I could reatraln my hatred bo longer. 1 a aaw him there main, tha petit'! tun ing of all tbe ladles, and especially of the laay oi ine nunsf, wiin wuora i considers myself tha favorite, 1 cou'd ntand It no Ipcger, and during a qaaJ-rlile, I whispered a brutal Intuit In bin ear. This, Indeed, he could not answer with a wltlclam, and be atrnck me in the face. Several ladles fainted with terror; they separated us, and we both lelt tbe ball-room. ' stood at sunrise at the rendezvous waiting with Impatience my detested enemy, llecama loitering along with hla seconds, his sabre dangling from bin snouioer, anu cartiessiy eaiing cnerrtia The seconds loaded the Weaoons and stepped olfthe distance. 1 bad tho first lut, but my heart beat ao violently thai 1 felt no longer eartilu of my aim. I said that 1 wou d forego my silvan- ' te; aud as my antagonist did not op- j pom It, lota were drawn, and f-trtune de-1 clared for him. He took. a short aim, bis hall perforattd my cap here. Now It was my turn- I eagerly scanned hia lace wllh a bone of Hieing svmnioms ol fear In vain t He continued quietly eating bis cherries, and shooting tbe atoms towardi ma. This self-pus aaislon embittered ma the more. What Is the use ol killing a man, 1 thought, who cares so lime aiiout uie; a. wicxeo thought struck uie, 1 lowered my pistol sod cried: "I fear Ciuut, that you an not ready yet to meet your Clod; aa ynu re!- h your breakfast ao wonlerfully, I win wait mi you nave nmsaeii." "Oh, yon do not disturb roe In the least I I)j as you please. Yon have tbe right to sbo jt at me, and you may Are sooner or later, ai you pleait; It Is tB'lHWrent to me." Did you bear that " I said, turning to the aaoonds. ' If It Is ladifferent l tbla geuilt tuau whether I fire soooir or later, then I will not about to-day." 'Tbe meeting was over. Iresignid from region nt and came to this place. But every day have I thought of nuy revenge; to day It haa come at last," He drew a letter from his pocket, which evidently he bad received in ihu morning- 'Iain Informed that a certain pirson IKS lately m-rr e I a young and b&autlful woman, wllh whom he Is madly In lovo. You auapact who the person lit This very day I will goto him, and oonviBce myseir wnethur be cau io.i death to smilingly tn the face as whan hs ate tne cherries " Wltb these words, ha iprang np and paced th room with hurried atepa.llke a tiger In his cago. The servant anno a need that all waa ready. Mylvlo pressed my band and sprang to the car rlage, which contained but two pieces of baggage, bis portmaateau and pistol oitse. lie droro oft at fall speed. Years passed by. I board bo mora of Aylvlo.and had nearly forgotten blm. I bsd long quitted tha service, wtiloh brought ma no laurels or promotion, and was living on my small aetata lu the Mohllrw scbsn department. Although 1 attended to my own affairs, whiah eon-aumed ft nood deal of my time, 1 had atlll ncany idle hours, when 1 mlissd ths Intercourse of my former life. But what waa moat difficult to accustom myself to, waa the loneliness of tbe long wintar nights. Up to dlnoer time I killed tie day tolerably well; i wrni over tne fliios, talked to my bailiff, laipected tbs tisw batldlngs, etc; bat whoa the nun want down, I did not know what to do with mvoelf. The few books which I had found In ti e chests anl cupboards bad been read through long ago. 1 had heard to weariness the fables and ghost storks of my old house keeper, K ire- Iowa, and the aoags or the peas-aula made me sad: and ao la my mo miuta of despair I even rrfortid to drinking. But that unfortunately gave mi the headache, anil 1 waa aiso arrant of b scorn lug a drunkard, tha worst fate of all. 1 bad no near neighbors, ao I hit noon the plan of dialog late aad going to bod early. 1 thus lengthened tha days avd shortened the long nig hie. Fonr wsrata distant from my estate waa situated the ail ate of Count Kilo-ssnsky, unfortunately Inhabited at that tliueoBlyby tbe castellan, in uoua-lass ha ! been there but once, for a mon'U during the first year of bar mar-rks it. la tbs second spring of my tedl on c3na;ry life, a rumor spread at once that the beautiful Countess wonld pus ihu summer wllh her husband at tha caatle, and, Ib fact, at the beginning oi June they both arrived. The arrival of a rich neighbor In the couatry, where every one sutlers from annul, la an event of vast ImBortanoe world-shaking oo-oantoot. Tbt oble (ubUIm of the neighborhood, their eorvants and thu peasants, could speak of nothing else for two months before the arrival ol tbs Count, and for three months aner im departure ; Indeed, I must cnnfisi that the ialelllgencfl of tbe arrival ef the noble pair made ray blood run quicker also; I burned with oorloslty to se them. On tha very drat Sunday, I sol out to pay my respects to their excellence.A goM-Iaei'd lackey, In handsome llvory, conducted me isP the Count's cabl set, which was furnishul with tho moat tasteful elegance- Along tho wall extended a row of largo book cases, each one adorned with a bronzo bust of the author whose hooka It contained Over the marble mantle waa a wide mirror, and tho fl tor was covered with Turkish and I'erilan carpet.' I had ao long been unaccustomed, lu my Utile village, to see cuch a display of wealth, that I must admit, to my shame, 1 felt almost embarrassed by It. With the agitation of a countryman approaching tbo minister with a petition aud dislr-lug an autlienc , 1 awaited ths coming of my dlttilngulsaed neighbor. Tne door opened, and a man of ubout thirty-live, with a nohlu and handtomc cuuutviiance, euterrd the ruom. He approached me tratikly nu I courteously, an I ntleied a fi-w woriH of excuse for taking the lllmrty but he luiurruoted mo at once: "No compliments, neighbor." Wo aat down, nnd his gay and unconstrained manner quickly banished my timidity, sliI I hrfjan to be myself again. Tue Countess now came In, and allmyem-bamssment returned. The Count Introduced me, and the two, In order to give nie lime, conversed together freely, and treated me llko an old acquaintance. In the meanwhile 1 opened tbe books on the table and looked at tho pictures on the wall, one of which especially attracted my attention. It represented a Swiss landscape but It was not the scene which the artist bad p tinted, nor Ids skill, that drew my gaxe, but a mark In the cinvas made by two bullets, one resting on the otuvr. This wai a wonderful shot, Cuuatl'' 1 cried, Yes, nnd there is ft remtrkabla clr-cumitauco connected with it. Are you a uood shot?'' "I am sure of hitting the ace of hearts at hu p.iccH ''IteallT r" cried the Couutsss. "That shows great skill. Cau you do It, WiailT" "There was ft time, when I waa In practice; but I have not touched a pistol or livuveara ' "l lien I will wiger that you cannot bit Uiucard at tweott paces. Sock dex terity rrquires dsllf priudcf. Tin best shot lb it I know cut dully thrio bullets on ihu edge of a knlle; If he saw a fly on the wall ah, )ou are smiling gracious Coiintcs, but I assure you It Is the ix truth." "Ah I What was the man's name f" "hiUI'i, Jour Kii'-llency." "lUve you kuttvn hi in 1" cried the Con nt, apilnginc from the chair. lUve yoa known him f You have known llvlo." ' ""Why should I not! We were frltmlp; he lived In Wolouda as my comrade. But f r IW y ar 1 have heard nothing of him You Liiuu also are acquainted wlih bhn r ' Yea, I waa. And If you were a friend of bis he his certainly told you of a curlostoiy." "Ah, hs, you mean the blow be once received t ' "I do. Did be tell yoa the name of the iflver V" ' No, your Excellency." Biruck by ft nuddvn thought, I eatd at tho Count. "Could It possibly have oeeo you r "1; was; and the bullets in the picture there are the memorial oiK-m," T begyoo, V iBll, do not tell the atory; Icmnot near to hear It-" "But I must, Ntdleda. This gentleman knows that 1 ouce Injurud bin friend; be muat also learn how he avenged himself. It Is nve years ago sluco ws were married. Our honeymoon waa parsed at tbla ensile. 1 bad ridden out one evening wlih the CouoUss, aud was returning home, when her boise aud denly reared, aud wjuld not go further. hiiu becnuu rrlgtiteneii, sprang off, and throwing ine tho bridle, went bonis on foot. 'What can be the matter wllh the animal' alio aaid; Ml is usually so quiet an.1 giuur. i almost rear that noma mlalorluoe Is awaiting us at homo. GREENBACKS- HOW AliE MADE. laiigbul her out of It aa I wint btsida her, lea ill n g hsr hanehy the bridle uutil we resrhi-d the castle. 1 notlcad a strange dorachku In the court yard, and Inquired to whom It belonged. I wai told that It belonged to auentleman who had declined to glvo hla nanav, and who waa awaiting ma In t hi cabinet, I went there. In tbe comer aat a long beardid man, covered wltb dust, 1 gmd at him inquiringly. ' You do not racognlzi me, CoumF '-Sjivl'T" I ceufeaa that iny hair stood on end. "it la my tarn now!" he growled, drawing a pliiol out of his caao. "Ar you ready now! ' "lailsutly bjwed, acknowledlog hla right and measuring off ten pact-a, I placed mysilfln that comer, praying htm to enn itqiuoaiy bciorv my wife should come in. ' I cannot see dlstlictl. Order lights to be brought." "I rat g, and I hay brought what he required. I placid myself for the aec-oud time In podilun. rerhapa a niluute passu! It teemed a ceutury to me. He said: ''No, 1 don't like this. 1 am not acemtomed to (Ire at an unarmed man; we will therefor begin anew. Cotne,lat us draw for the tlrat ahot." I waa bewildered. 1 believe that 1 resisted atflrit; iiullots weredrawn from bla perforated cap. I had again tbe tlrat i dot. "Yon have excellent lurk, my dear Count," ha said, with a smile which 1 shall never forget Then 1 know not how It happened I shot, and tnstoad of my oppouant, struck that picture there." The face, of tha Count became deeply flashed, while that of the Countess grew deathly pile. "Sytvlo now raliod hla pistol," the Count continued, "and hla manner told me that this t.m I had no Pltv toexnert. Tha door all at once opened, and NadrJ-da rushed In with a cry, and threw bor-sell on try breast. Her presence restored my self possenlon. I broke out lalo a gay lautih. 'Silly one,' I said, "do ynn not ate that we are only In funf There la a wagtr pending. How can vou be anch ft coward? Oo drink a glass of water, ann come oacg again, and i win introuura yon to ao old friend "She looked anxiously and doubtlngty at me. 'I ad I are you by your aoul's in 1 ture welfare,1 turning to rlylvlo, 'is this only sporir' 'Certainly, beautiful Countess,' said Sylvlo, sneerlngly, 'notbing but mire sport I Wa two have been accustomed to amuse eacri other. Your hnaband, one One evening, struck ma In tho lace out of sport t Auoiher time ha shot a bnllet through my cap also out or sporti i o uay, again out or snort, he missed his shot for the second time; there Is tbo ball he Intenlcd for me tn the picture. Now 1 Intend having soma apart myself.' "With these words he raised the pistol to the lavel of mr heart. With a loud acreaiB, Nadejda threw herself weeping at tils rest. "Are yoa not ftshsmedf" I cried to him, at this sight. "Shoot and make an end of It I" "No," he Bald, nncocklog hla platol, "I have Been you tremble you are afraid to die!" "With this he went to the door, hut from tho Waihipgttn Star Tha Burean of Engraving aud Printing at tha Treasury Dfpartinent, In which there are at. present employed about 700 persons, 500 females and 200 males, Is an establishment of greater magnitude probably than is generally! coucelved by the puolic, as visitors are allowed to go through it only upoa the written permlaston of Secretary Biut-wrii. mrt these norm Its arc but rarely given The Bureau now occupies all of the fourth floor oftheTreasury building, excepting the north front, and about one-fourth of tho third floor. National bank currency, legal tuuders, national i -curllles, fractional currency, internal revenue stamps, government bonds and notes of every description ara printed, numbered, separated, packed, and forwarded to Treasurer Splnnpr or C m-mlsnionor Deluno ror la?ue, the latter hivlnticliargo of all revenue stamps. I'ne Bureau iH separati d In divisions", each one uud a competent superin tendent, and Ihe business progrensea In the most systematic maoner, so perfict ru all the arrangt mm in innmuuum ishonest person gilu employment in the Uueenu mil attempt lo pilfer, detection would follow Immediately. In Is necesi'irv that tbo nousahouui dips through a numb-ir of haudu during the procem of manufacture, ami in a place of auch proportions having to print all tho grteuh'tcka now in circulation, It is not surpilning to )0i immense piics oi mouey lu notes of every denomination from ten cents to live thousand dollars throughout the entire establishment, nomu completed and packed lu boxes ready for shipment, others having the t'ac, aca1, or number put on, but all are ranged In perfect order, and no matter In what room fresh from the hands of thu counter. CO 1' NT ED TWKNTY-TWO TIIIH8. From tho time tha paper enters the llnrvuu utitd It goes to the Trtasuier'a olllce, each note la countedtwentt-two-ilmeH, by various persona. Thh may s-ein useless, but thu system la ao per-ftot that every time a note pasee from ono workman to anotlior for different portions of tho work neccsary to He completion, It goes through tho bands of a counter, Is credited to the one from which It caino and debited to the one glve.i, chants aad credits bHnir, mmle constantly, ao that ul UTiy niomen' n t net atateini nt of the amount and dcunn- itiitl'ics of nowa in njl known. . UW TUB OUrcXMUOKS OUT TUtlll , 1 UHKKR. The barks of all notes aud tho given tint ujbiu the face ar printed by either thu American or Nailoual Uuik Note; Coni)iuies of New iork, both of Wldch j ruontiiiet with the Department : for that poitlou of ihu work ouly. All I notes am printed on a OHl'INCT I'AI'XR, adopted by the government, wllh rlhrc, water maiK, ai:., utxi it jian been inuiie a penal t'llciisj by act of Congress ,'or any person to attemp. to Imitate It. TDK COL'STISQ DIVISION ! Is where the piper Is first ncelvid at the liureau Dy ex prose Iroiu iSeT lorn llaiik Note Compinica. lo this room llfty -two females, are employid, seated at comfortable lalilts engaged In count ing eveiy rhett itcelved. Tho Bunk Nolo Companies each morning notify secretary that ibry nave forwarded the backs of $o much money In such denominations, and alter tbe tenia e clerka above mentioned bave counted eaca packagu the superintendent reports to the Sccretiry, and any error that may occur on llie part ol either or the JUok Nolo t:oinpauks or at the Treasury Is delected ImmL-dlately, before t'io piper Is put la the hand of workmen here. From the counting room the bee to are Issued to the walling divmlou of the I'll AT St PrflKTBllS Department, aud each plate printer re celvea from ihe wetting room aj many sheets aa lie can work during the uay, a barge being made agaluat him for iliem m delivery, In the evening, at the clos ' if business, ho returns tuo allots with tlm fa'-es i rlnled, together with any mutilated or blurred, and Is credit ml opposite to me cnaru mane nn ier his name li tho moinliig, but If any sheet Is found blurred or mutilated, ho Is nqulruil topiytho qom of piper, printing btck, Jc;. Should ft sliest be mlsalug, It mut be found ImiueilUiely, no oua being permitted lo leave the building until all accounts aro correct there are liiO plale prinler employed on note", bunds, tatnie, &ir., each one of whom Is aeiMed by a Itumlo hand. Al tai kd to each press la an Iron reglst-r, whlc'j arurately reconls ivtry irupres-slun made. These ifglstoia aro kept locked, and the k-ya are In p isf-ehslon of an oitlcar appotnwa ny tne oecrotary; hence no one employed lo tbo Treasury but tint person ca?t open a regUter. At the close of builuesB ilia stale of ea-'U register is taken, aud comparco, with tbe ti-ioks upon whl h charg-is have bniu made a the paper wan Issued. The face now having b-n printed, tho aheota aaln counted, xo , are a.-nt to mo PllVIKO HOOU, where they are suspended on racks, aud the atmosphere kept at a high temperature bv colls of steam pipes. Alter dry- lug, tbo colors are tlrmly aft, aod the -heels most again bo wot lu go through the proceas of rH-'lTIKl) on THK ItKD aiAi. which Is done by plate prln'.lng, similar to prlnthtg the face. Agalu tbe slice is are counbd and returned toihoiiryii room, where they are thorouguij dricu, and then aent to ue IIYDKAU1.IC l'HIBSKS, to work which ill ptrsons are employed, moitof whom are femalia engsged In counting utid arranging the alieeti alter hi'lng taken honi andr the presjes. One thousand sluets are pressed at a time in about two aud a naif nil nut tn, each nreis being equal to 34 i tons, lly this prod is all tuo rnugnnesa is taxeu from tbe notes, and lhy ssmme a flu Ihhed apiuarauco. Having passed through these processes, couiitun again, nd arranged, the ahecta are now sunt to the ilior below, where the machines for I'UTrisn on ran nuMnxns are located. These mschlnea are work ed br the feet, similar lo a sewing ma chine, each one of lliatn being operated bv a female employe. Them are some 4ft of theae machluea In the room, wllh which the red numbers upon all notes, bouds, checks and stamps are printed. The tluurts are arranged In cylinder form, and by an Ingenious contrlvam at each revolution one flirnre Is dropped, so that uo two notes receive ttu saino number. 1 ho notes or checks being on a sheet, the first on la put under, and aav. lor Inilance, is numbered UH; at the nut revolution thu second note nassea under, and this lime the figure la dropped and l appoare In Ita place, numbering thin one UU; at the mat rev olutlnn another note goes under, au-this time both the 4 and U ara drnppv .1 and U appearing In their places, num boring this one KiU. 1 be machines are worked very rapidly, each female nuin' baring from lea to twelve thousan notes per day, or U,00d sheets. These numbering machines are of simple contrivance, and were made at tho shops of the 1'rlnllng Bureau at a coat of Illuj each. The lowest bid for them at private establishments was 'JI) each; hence tUtf waa saved upon each ma chine; and they are constructed fully separating legal tenders, national bank noton, aud fractional currency. Two females attend each machine. Tho sheet la first run through a machine where tbe aide edges aro trimmed, and it then goes to tbe next machine, which takes off the marglDB at thu top aud brttom, and sep ar-ates the notes, dropping the culling upon the lloor and paaalug the separated notes Into a box placed under tho machine for their reception. The note arc now ready for Isnne, and are sgaio counted and results compare 1 wllh ihe count-room. They are th- n packed in butdiee, with tha amount and num'irrs of the notes therein marked upon the wrapper Some of these bundles contain as high as $'3,000,00(1, In 1,01)0 notes, oihera cau-taln fi.uuO, ilW.Oou ti.OtHl.dc according to denomination. The fractional currency la counted and packed lu tbe same manner, and the buuliea then placed in boxes, tl U0O In ten cent uotcs iu each box, tU 0U0 iu liaies, ice. SAVIS WIND ft A fB FIND At the close of bvislnuttrf In tho evening, before any employe b permitted to leave thu ofllce, every oheet and nolo Is c ire ally counted, and results computed as above described. A'l notes itoitpleted or In process of manufacture, with blank sheeU, checks, stumps, ale, II tie count Art! found to be correct, aro tUeniirought dowu to the vault, near th-t nuporlnteii-dent's oillce, In wnlch each dirlalon of tho buroau li-to a cloet as'ned lo It, and nil carefully put away there. Tills vault Is couet nil ly guarded by two per-sons, and no one bu". the proper olllcur allowed lo enter It, All pap- r, mouoy, tfee, having buen counted and looked up, the loremau of each room turn Kives to tuo employes a ticket, which liny sur render at tho entrauce) and are allowed to past out. Without this ticket no one U permitted to leave the bureau. LOCKINO Ul TUB I'hATgH, Another large lire and burglar proof vault Is located ou the fourth fl lor, aud this Is guarded by three pernors one appointed by llu Superintendent of tbe I'riniiug Bureau, another by the Secie lory, aud auo'her by tho Traasurer. i'hs door of this vault has three combltiallon locks, nnd each one of the persons above ouncd lucks llie safe 111 the owning, on his own combination; hence It cannot lie opened uuUhs all three are present. This vault Is tor ta iaio keeplug of all plates for prlnilug Ihu notes, ittumps, bonify, Aa. At Uie close of budness every evcuii'g, each plate printer lunm lu his plate; la credit d for it on the book, and when all aie lu tho aaie la tucui lis alove d'm rlbt I. Vlllt J'lHt ABI li K, means the national finances were more perfectly systematized, and great benelH hasalready been derived trom thechange. Up to this date there have been Ksued 16 00,(i00 ono dollar notes, 1,20(1,000 two dollar notes, 0.21S, 104 live dollar netes, 0 OUO 000 ten dollar notes, 1,1)13 tf0twt u ty dollar notes, 417,10) In II tr dollar notee, mH.iHO lu one hundred dollai a-tes,7! 10 In live hundred dollar note?, aud GU.uDu In one thousand dollar notes. IS SHE MAD! TWENTY YEARS ON BhXCK-WELL'B ISLAND. fliae llutupheey's Htorr-llnw sbe Hiu Spirited Awar by her llroltier tollluoiiilnaditlu-Froiii llloouiing dule lo llliiektvnll's Inlmid-How Iteiuilf frmleil aud Hraln Uectfcd - urotat U'roug I'erpjtnaUd for Dollur. DF.i,ii..i;imt u.k, u.u din, i Tit ii n ui5 tO t;.l'B OUt till mull' (Lu fillii deliver it to luaitirer fiptuui , ti utiom t la Mfjuio ( unud, and. If tne rtiulti (ir--, ihit -er receipt, for it, lem It n the pa 'K ites as It came from the Jin 1 uu, and forwards It to dihnnt n.irts of the country. Tin completed ruvmue tamiis are titnveno lo loiiiniistiourr Dilauo, the same us notia to Uinjral Splncer. TJ E lllSDiinV. Attacked to the Bureau Is a bin lory., where all revenue stamp are bound pre- ar-lory Ut in lug Issued to collea'rn. iVnumberof persons are also employed u me tiinuery in malting paper boxes lo which the money Is packed, It hiring neeu ascertained thai tliry can be made nine itureau lor snout iwoiuiniaor tbe cost to purchase them in the market or have tii m uude by contract. Anuiu- iTof ruling mirbluei for the Internal revenue stamps are kept at work hire. THK EHURAVINO HOOK. a located from the other portions of Uie Bureau lo gut clt-ar of tho noiso andilio iua engravers are employed, each hA- tig a siil, lo Iroot-'uf which, be'. wren tin and the window, Is a thsuo piper shade to soften the light before falling pon the polished steei. The engravers re employed upon the faco work of ihe various notes, securities, stamps. that 1' ir Iqe backs bjlog done lu New aora. cuj uy iuo uut nout companies. in TiianiPAittsnors. attached to the Bureau, all of tho ma il In cry used Is kept In order. New ma-nines are put up aa fast as old quo wear oui, and thousands of dollars an nually saved to tha goverumeut by do- ng ine work in this manner. All ibJ luk used Is manufactured In thu bane mailt ol tbo building; and all the typo used for numbering thu notes, tm k, tve, cut in the Utireati, Watchmen aro employed In evety part r the iiureau, nearly every door being guarded. They are ho kept on thu root of the building diy and nlglit, no fiat It would bo Impossible lor a lire to occur, or auylhluggo wrong withjut uiacovtry. xcoNour. AU the trimmings cut from the notei are carefully picked over, packed, aud rem mod to the mill, yluldluii to thu gor- ernnuut a handsome num. W1UQWB AND OHI'IIANS. Of the 600 ft-miles employed In the bureau, at least two-thirds are lLo widows, orphans, or bisters or thoo who Ml In tho defrna of thegovern-roL-nt during the reball'ou. Should Ihe work of pnullng the revenue atamjst bo let out tiy coutract, as tuo Dank note printing companies are making every etljrl lo gut It, about two hundred par sons would no thrown out or employ ment here. It la to Do hoped that Sec retary Bon two II will refuse to contract for that work and coniluuo to hue It done In the bureau, where It Is executed must satisfactorily. Ttio bink noteconv-paiilea propose to take it at a low flura In order to make that a stepping stone toward getting tbe printing of ail lie u i Hon a I currency, and wheu thoy bavu the mouopoly they will miko Uuctu Sam swoal for it. VllACTIONAr. CUHKKNCY, Alrof the fractional enrrency, exoct From tha Now York Stir. "Oh ! Oeorce, do not lave mo. HaraV, dear sister, I cotijtiro you 'o take ine with you! !) uot leavu me behind. Wliereftml!1 What pln:o Is this!' Surely vu are not acting treactieroubly with Die !" Worda of entreaty and reproach like the ie were uttered by Mius Sophia Hum plirey lo her brother George aud sister Siirah, at Bloomlngdulu Asylum twenty years ugo. Tbe story Is a vury singular one. Everybody has heard of the minyout-1 rages committed upon ptrsons who for somo pecuniary Interest Involved, hive been Immured In either private or public Insane .asylums for life. The public ear has been shocked time and again by ihcau recitals. In this case, whether MUd Humphrey's story ba true or not, It Is certainly remarkable that It should so much ree initio the many atorlea of a similar character leorded In the old word as Well as In Hie new. Distinguished writers In Europe and Arn-rlci have Inveighed airulnst the terrible crtmo of charging Insanity upon persons who, Tor some selfish purpose, bave been Mint up In Insane asyiuiiM.so called. And a lltrle xerase of memory will recall many Instances of this kind, accounts of which were published lu thu dally uewpiptTB at the time. lntlrertory wlii rh wo aro about to write of real llf', we premise to say tt'M tho facts are taken as related bv tv wo man herself that tho mum of i' llumrhrey is genuifl'1, nnd !(mi ntY uow.diiil li v b. u, loriteenty y tamate of ii:i kwi-ii i-ia: Asylmo j rafpii ii jtST'i hotel; I 1 on b. threshold h turned towanIr ; Vl.V.o V.ir ucHvinV the ZZZ pic turn, cock lug.bla platol, ami without cotBplilf im lh, r,,f for tihlug aim, i red. That 1 ntght be aaro ! f , B 11 on' Ut miPB,n, Th ' or hla unerring aim he had d Ivea hla -J , Mn the counting-room, where bullet upoD mine. My poopledd not dare J M d (urw MlW to lUt to detain him; In dumb terror they let hla ' depart, I have never seen Bylvlo since; trimhiho aud snrAHATiHo be re-entered the service, and fall, as 1 division. whra aboat 75 hmaUa and alg have heard, At tttbaatopol." I males tn Bplo;ad la trtminlng And tlo new llfiy ceut uotes, vignette of Stanton, aro printed in Now York liv the American and National Bank Nolo Companies, and forwarded to the Print-lug Bureau here, w lit re the red stal Is pin on, Die notes prcas d, trimmed, separated, and packed. They are prla-ted tl.h ilfteeu or twenty on a ibeot, and separated aa larger notes aburs de. scribed. TltR HUTAUINTKNnXNT of this work Is Mr. fl U. McCarlea.a conscientious and Intelligent oMcer.wtM understands the duties thoroughly, aul gives hla close attention to them fron early In thu morning nntll laic- at night. Ills admlnlttraltcn of the atl'ilrsof tun bureau has bwen most satisfactory I1 Secretary II nitwell, who reposes grerl conll lenco In him. An Inspidl n of the working of tin Currency Bureau Is calculated to In. press one altogutbor most favorably, as showing a, thorough business system, great economy, and scrupulous c ire to prevent auy opening for fraud or losa In the Uoverununt. l.AftT TKAIl's WORK. During the past year there were mint ed lu the bureau tHKi.ouOoo In national Securities, notes and fractional curres-cy, besldos i:i,000,H0 worth of Internal Uovenuo stamps, uauk checks, aa. f ALalURH, The Balarlrs to employ a In the Hu rean vary, the females receive J per day, when paid by tho day. Those employed by the piece la numbering notes, c, make about the same. There are aomi Ifteen employed on clerical duty who re celve 76 per mutith. Tho plate printers and engravers bold very lucrative positions, as they are paid by the place, nail onia of them make over $.1,000 per annum. A MO CUT ISA U ID, Upon tha Inauguration of the presort administration It waa very properly d-tarmlnwl not to naa the old plaus for Is aalng our national carrency, nod an au-tin new serin was entered upon, the do algn fur evarv note being different from Uiote haratofora mciroulaUoa, By Uli h' read- nr (jtv to mako UieltTiwu com- , la ai'.'T thi'y siiill have reca -run stobv. Near the small tow.t of I , in tho H-ute of Now Iltinahirf, thore llnd, thirty years o, a well to-do farmer by the name or KbHiitJier Humphrey. lit wss a widower, and had three grown up children two daughter and one son. Tho eldest child was named Sophia, Ihe i next Ueorg", and the youngest Hn'h. Llkuthf raijority of New England: farnreis, Mr. Humphrey had educated his children to the b'st of his ability Soph i a was ol a delicate and petite form, I full of life and spirit, and with a natural i aptitude and quickness in acquiring j knowledge Sho had been secnt for three terms to the young ladles' academy In tbe neighboring town of D , and was cot nequeutly looked niton by her family and acquaintances as ft prodigy of learning and accomoilsbnitiiH.. She wai sprlghtlr and vivacioua, and p mseased 1 of a sunny and agri-table tempframunt, ; and was a great favorite wllh all who I knew her. George was & vigorous and a'hVMc 1 young man, and hid aslsted bis father i on the farm from-ahn time bo wis largo 1 enough to pick up chips In the wood-i yard. Ho bad one year previously at-1 telued bis majority; but, as is customary with young men In New England, as well as in other rural districts lu thu United B'ates, he continued to reside with aud work for hla father atailpulat cd wages. Birah, the youngtst.was the beauty of thu family. Sho was a very fair specimen of a couatry belle; darkcomplex-loned, robust and bright, and always a groat attraction at all the country frolics, tho corn-hiiBkluga, apple-parings, and quilting parties. After Sophia's return from the Academy she formed thu acquaintance at the house of a neighbor of a young man named William WetheruUcId, who was spending tbo summer at tho house of Ids uncle, a farmer in that pirtot tne couutry. loung Waberafleld was the son of a merchant in Boston. Ho was a Iniidaome, dalilng fellow, gay and lively In spirits, dr eased well, and waa Just the sort of young man to tako the hearts oi country bins oy storm Sho was superior In accomplishment to the greater number of those by whom Hhu waa surrounded, and possessed therefore, more claims to Wetherettiild's admiration. Ho waa not Insensible to ber personal attractions and showed hT much attention. The acquaintance soon ripened Into love. Sophia, at least, bo came strongly attached to him; and ho Imagined himself to be In love wltb her, and told her so. But, alas 1 Ills TUB Of.D, OLD STOUT. Sophia's sister Ssrah returned homo from a visit, and Waihersileld'a attentions were transferred to her. Sarah bad more personal charms of fac and ilgure than her sister, and We then-tl id proved recreant In his duvotlou to Sophia, and did uot attempt i' withstand the allur ing bu-iuty of her sister. Sophia did not complain. She was too proud for that; and no one suspected the state of her feelings, not tvrn Weihurslield. who had not sufficient penetration to percetvo It, or depth of character to appreciate tier. Sj limn went on, leaving her to hurv liwr hopes as sho Ix'st could. Hut she found that her health waa anlKrlug in consequence. Mio could no longer remain under tho same roof with ber sis ter und silently witness the attentions which should hivo been paid to her niv en to another, although that other per son was her own sifter, nno aid not un braid li' in, nor did she tell her sister tho cause or her grief, But let concealment like a worm V und feed on her darnask cheek. bhu resolved, however, to qurr ii au iioua. She wrote toft friend In Cincinnati, Ohio, who ft few years provloi sly Ind removed to that distant city, and mtde In quires in regard lo obtaining for ber a biiuatlooas school teacher. A favorable answer wis returned. hhe asked the consent of her father fc permission to go there. He wa mu"h a hurried good hye to her brother, and toot a si at in ine cars, ana s'aitea on her journey. In a few days she AIUUVKD AT I IKI IMNATI. She there found hur frieuds awal'.lng her, who gave her a welcome and a home. Iu the coorso of a few Weeks Mho was installed as a teacher lu one of the puolic schools of that city. Tbere he remained endeavorlu lo forest her 'roubles amid tho active dutleoof her profession. Four years ftubaequently ahe received In kill (,'!!! co of , TUB DEATH OK UK 11 FATHElt, And Immediately started to return, ak-Ing paeaage on a steamboat for l'itts-burg. Ou arriving at Wheeling she wa suiprised ut meeting her brother and sister, who wore ou the way to Cluclnut-U for the purpose of accompanying her i,o me. B jmiIch, they thought that the trip would relievo ttmlr distress un account of tho death of their faitier. The excitement of travel would prove atol-ai'fi to ilK'iu, and at Uio H.unD timu fiey would bo company to Sjphia ou her Jounii-y. Ttiey all returned together, and arrived Halily In Now York city, where they determined to rest n ftw dajs, un I visit the sights In the metropolis. One afternoon her brother remarked 'h'it ihey had received an Invitation to ! take tea at the house of an old Irlcnd of their father'n, who lived a short distauci-lu thu country, ilo rtqueated them to get ready and he would hlro a carriage. and they would drive out there they were soon prepared and entered the carriage, and were driven rapidly Into the couutry. Thu carriage stopped ut a lurye stone building, so largo that It excited Sopbla's surprise, when her brother suld that it. waa Dm residence of the gentleman nhom they Were ubout to vlult. SUo Immudiatety had A suspicion that something was wrung- Hlia cou'id not believe that so lare and niausW. mi edltlce was th! residence of ous femUy But the Instinctive fuspic-lon wImou involuntarily generated lu lo .r it. was bmo' tiered in 11m I nop She did not even glv iotih-Ii, reason on tho subj' -i. ' "if1 j lu her brother und slaii.r ouu'i fi tiisl do hi r wrong was bm-;-" ' li-lretc remembured ru twuL-Js. uis pan IfOlllUK aud pecitl,,. ' -Uiicea and actions which slie uld '.t uudu. stand. II -.-.d.-s, t'.i ft- w.ib a reatialued audcuu li.iuij res . i v-, with au appirent dlslncll-nt'on npon the pirt ot her brother and etererlo converse during the rldo. A sinister Influence, which slirt could not nsist, Hceutud to Impress her with Its fatal Hy. Il-r brother rldiruletl her rears, and they both trkd to peramde htr how absurdly she whs acting. An old gentleman camo out of tho bntldlng, and was Introduced as her faiher'tt friend, wnom thyhadomo to visit, She wan then ashamed to obj-nt entering tha house, and soon ptescd wilbtn the portals of llioomlugdale Asylum. She waa conducted Into a room which looked llko na cilice, und lo the preiunte of hT brother aud aiaier was closely questioned by the old gentleman who had accompanied her Into the building The object of these qn-stl ms she cou d nut understand, and i-be was too frightened iu t timid to ask blm. Her brother und slver preserved a dignlil.:d silonce. She besounht them with tears lu her eyes to explain to her Us nnnnlng They only pointed lo the old gentleman, and directed her lo answer Ins internee-tot lea. All would bo explained iu htr, tht-y said, tn tlmo. Altiir a ctoso and seucMng rxviii nation by thu old gentleman, she was in vited mm iu remain im-re iw dayf, w.iTh "3 rofused ti do. eniU i' I'ttweeii tri'i o: 1 g.ntU inu a..1 thu hr itiier and i u-r. i tia lvi ; i't,.r th'-n a aitel to tat th-i room The wnuls f supplication -m r. nro.rh with which ttils stuiy linens v.,r, h.i spoil- i) by 8 'puis U '.beni. '1 u. , . stated hr entrea'ps. '1'tm old yenllr. an Interfered, aod thf brother und si- ter of Sophia took their d' prtu e l he ofilclal formality and DHKABlNrWS OV I'LHI.IC IK8T1T1TIOMH are enough to chill tho atuuteat heart. There in in ttiu very atlllollR')'o of au Insane asylum something which It la difficult to describe. You feci It is you enter Its gates, and traverse Its long cor ridors aua pnssag-s. it tne mind oi a a patleut la weak, from whatever cause, whether it ha ou account of love, excessive grief, poverty, or dl-gi ace, the first shock at association wlthairangera who are likwise ailltc.ed, soini ot whom p r-haps are raving maniacs, only Increases i ho malady. But alus ! the great nmj r-ity Oil etn aro verypwr, aud ihelrre lattves, If they liavi any, have not the meats, nor, In many cases, the disposition to provide for them. By proper nursing and cheerful and agreeable con-. versation at hotiif, many persons wuuld oe saved, who, ir eent to aninHancay-lu in, would become hnpoletdy lusuue. in ihe case oroopiua Humphrey, friends; and long ago she gave up all hopes of It. Her comforts are of the moat meager description. A miserably small room of six ny eight leet, containing a narrow iron bedstead, upon which la a single mattress, sheet and quilt, ouo chair and a Kraal 1 table. The small wardrobe, which Is furnished by the Institution, and other little faucy filings supplied by the mitrona for servlco rendered in the way of se wing, adorn tbe walls of the room That Is all, and yet she Is appa ri utlv more happy than many who are -iinouudcd with every comfort aud luxury. 1'uor woman, her life ban been A bard one, but misfortune sometimes disclp lines the mind Into a state of resignation and contentment, which it might nut otherwise have enjoyed. Vr.HSOS AMD Til IX (.a. a sin ii. It was nothing biitftrotelgave. bar, KllnnK but t Any woul mitfU rob of hnlt IU aavor, Any wind tlist bluwi. When "lie too it fmrn my Itimbliog fingers With ii hurvl i iflnil-Ata, the Hyiim iw.ti iijun them lilltfert, MUf, aud tlinlU i hem alill '. Witb re-l. filial, prciiwl between the aga, 'ruiii.l.tl tiill mi Ii Id-Ono It lny iijk n hot brt-mt, anl sgei turn tiul iiibkt it ol.L. -M' m. 11 iioiikt 'iit" -iTT grort'OBU, la llir ptr'i Mayixtme Jar A'oteinbtr. Mh. Paiuinoto t now gets up every uornlng ut ihe I crow of the chandelier. .. Tim urtfyf U pn.mU-ed shortly of Mr.Huigh . i.- 4i "a;j Jtfirj liter, rilh a di '! .JvlukK nlo UiAL PAUSIMOSI. A correspondent of llio Now York World who baa just paid A visit to Windsor Castle, rettllb the following gossip about the Queen'n parsimony: Wo tuuwl thu tjaeeu'a Aervauis quite as oien to thu accepiatluu ofshlilltigs as Kuglish servants generally are. Fanny was qulto allocked when, as she and I loitered tiehlnd the rest of the company, she saw ne put a half crown into tho willing hand of ft nlceiy dnsed matron who had oeen shuwiug us some of the rooms. Hu; when she heard ihe landlord uf ihe "1 wo Brewers,"ln whose sandy floured parlora we afterward dined, relato sumo slorlea concerning tbe hardships of the royal domestics, she wanted me to go back si;d "give the poor thing another abiding." Bar Majesty la economical, "tne looks ftfwr sixinces,'' suld llid burlliusl; "you dun t catch her yiving away uur money. You ste she lu a good mother, aud Is saving up to get a marriage portion fur tbe two youug ladles, so that she cau get some poor fellow to tuke. tnein." The language of our host of the "Two f Brewers" was rather course; but we found, to our amnzeinent and regret, that he only echoed what was In tbo mouth of every denl'n of the royl borough with whom wo talked. -A'auny, who thought that the landlord fciigbi be a prcjud.ced wltnees, iriadu nH c.;cn. to take the mlsirwss of thu huallery aalde and consult her In prlvh'.o. S!:e caraa buck with her face flushi-d p.od br ey sparkling wllh Ujara of morUflcfttlon. Fanny like mauy other Auierlcftuc, had come tu England with very romantic and exalUd Ideas couceriiW.g ruvnliy, and u-ev In'' now (wt-ived " "7 I c-iil' l raeioro i) ' v e.tdo.n i- iBibtev ,1 l.are;i tro. uea. onlv by ;)o,iiili- i. -u iu tu t V I o Dick. - tf.jkJG ed , llut W6W tl; ,,H r",v dij'- i ""-V "yiurif'ylng ipirituoui V io r i .-.a lecturer (out Orl) lata puople !i Jit tlckkts that rt ad ; "Blessed aro tfli pure In heart, for lh-y ihall see Uod- Admit one." , h Marshall county, Kansa, a field oi ner vlriar.i n w hl k i, .- uitigti U jusu j i- y Jiu -o .'ooiir fa. r otherwise thau worthy of her bight sia tiun. Shu admitted It must be so; "but," she added, "1 thought tho people around her and near ber would Uv ber must, and It is shucking lo llnd that they don't love her at all." While our host waited uo ua at ihe table lie entertained us with (it nnin trnrn i , onus an , , ,j 4i , 7. ! oturles of Windsor and the gossip of tho half reaping, yielded thirty -one and buaneis per acre. A moo rksbivk law-maker in Georgia has introduced a bill Into the Legislature making "dissatisfaction" ft valid ground for divorce. CoMjMiius called on Friday, and discovered the new world on Fridaytwo , facta used by F.uropean fogies to prove what an uuluckyday Friday always haa btcii. Now amij then they cut off tha ears or a horse thief lu Oregon, and then telegraph east that the crops were never butter than they are this season. Tit by say out on the plains that If thoae dead head excursion parties don't quit coming out there, they'll give 'em something worth telling, about. One aweet creature In a looped skirt, Tyro-leae hat and heavy chlguon, recently scared a hutUlo so badly that hia hair turned white lu a single night. In various newspapers we read that, In the year l&U the late Empress of France then Eugenia Marie da Gtisman) would bave marred, in Paris, young Win. C. Hives, aon of the then American Minuter; ouly one "Aunt Judy Rives," a Virginia matroB, interfered and broke tr th march, the Countess being too fast lor old Virginia vlewaof socll"so-brie.y." llut we observe that the Bos-'ou Courier declares that there "is no foundation whatever" for tbe story; lo Jumuch as Mr. Hives, the younger, wan married some six months bajruhe left uie couutry, to his present estimable wife. Wai.t WniTyAN. And now these late. Ictobur days, o sunny, crisp, veiled wiih the mist of com I oillura-rut-r, the fitst-nsjnwl brings bik bla tfiow-wsikiog form, hit car nine town. "Yea," aald he, with a grin, "her Majesty has gone, and It Is a happy day for us when she goes, and a sad one when she cornea. Shu don't stay hero much, but wnen she docs Blay she Is too much fur all ut uo, Wheu abuls here thu caotlo la shut up; that is to say that no one but her visitors can camo In, and sbu duu't have auy vlsl'ora. Now Windsor without visiting Is just dead: If you came here when the Ojieen waa at homo you'd think It was Suudny all the week round. There wuuld nut boa cab In the street, and tbe shopkeepers would all be asleep behind tho counters for tUe want of customers. Nothing going on I No dinners, nor balls, nor reeuptlous at Uie castle; everybody there dressed in mourning and keeping a perpetual last or sorrow I Charitable 1 No I nut what I call charitable, J)o you call It charity to pinch yuur servants down to tha lowest notcn, to keep 'em until they wear out in your service, and then turn 'em off with a shilling ft week to keep 'em alive In tbelr old age? That's the kind of charity they have up In tho castle. I would rather have a beggar como Into my house than one of the Queen's servants they are ao poor that ono pitlea them; but tbey are ao proud that you can't treat 'em as you would If they were beggar." An we came through IV.h atrct, on, onr way to the railway station, we met a worthy burgher who win aito oilm full of the great grievances wuu b seru to rai.klt lo tiui urwuilsof th Wiudborians; and, wllh very Blight provocation he poured out bla lamentations. Windsor was going to the dugs, and It Was the Queen's fault. The town depended oa tue castle, aid the ijueeo made tho castle nearly useless fur half the year, and wholly useless for theothur hall'. Whcu Prluce Christian and tbe Pilucesa Helena were married, thu Queen gave them Frogmure to live in, the people hoped r.Lit there would te an improvement, "but rlilzen with An eiorea- ' -twin weaiifc of -ool-1 "Ion of inn K i,,. . "the otQ gjnuc- W 0-clnirtou, aud to tho spaclons chain- ion hi aim, J.r! Lv,,t, w if thu Department of Justice, and ,otne old farunr, wiili i..- i,u -. r tho TraaF iry hails generally. Item , cumlng up lo buy a yard of euu, j. cu. v Iso, that he hue ben pnniloif Ue fifth i are too poor to keep a cuiuaiiJ, I t-t- and finally shaped edition ni poetr.s poiol Whon tho Qaaan ia here, ever; A of "heaves of Crass," with a acrlouslv composed siquel, "Passage to India," poems on death and Immortality, item, another work, political and literary, In prose, entitled "Democratic Viataw." II twungtvn war. A disi'atcii from Fort Bridge, Wyom.-1 Ins Territory, reporta that tho Yale Col lege iclentitlo party, under charge of Pioftsaor Marsh, returned lo that place u Friday, having spent the last six weeks In examining tha geology of tho mountains and the country between the Ore.n and tho White rivers. This was an unexplored region, and proved of mncn scientific interest. Au ancient lake bed waa discovered, containing great Bombers of extinct crocodiles, tomes, serpents, and other neb, AKTltn TUB riRT SHOCK at the outrageous treataient fhe had received at the hands oi her brother and slhier, she at Drat became melancholy ; and, in trying to account lor llio cause of her Incarceration, especially when ihey did not return lo vlU her, sbo waa rouvlnced that their only otj,-ci cou id havo been to deprive her of her share uf the propfrty leu ny n-r uuer At nis death, hu haviug died without making a will. It la iirobable that the brother an sinter mav have oils rved during their journey lo New York that thu mind of Sophia was weak ; aud this plot was then conculvcT uli-i put into execution, Hy i hat im ins their share or tho property wuuld be much luciuased. sormVsuiHD would doubtless have recovered Ua na- lural tone und vigor It sho had returned In ibu old farm and breathed once more tho Invigorating air or uur native htlii. There- was nothingapparently the matter with her wheu taavu tu tho asylum, ex eept that condition which mUht natu ral I v he prod ucai ny tne sudden tntc.ll geiicoof the death ot a much loved father it hi a ml no wtutn nan oeen weakened au I exhausted by a tio clone application for lour successive years to thu duties oi a t'lacher. Sophia wan kept at Blooming.! ale a few months and was then transferred U the litsano Asylum, Dlackwell'a Island ll rhro her and slater uot returning to v.slt b-r, nor writing to her, she bo-. sine ilx. d in brr tirltef that their only i-l-ft iu piae ng uer mere was to do- snrprlied at her request, as was also her i t,,"r uf n J"t of the prop g come to a dtid-iockt and ao one but the radt people Wb aupplj thu court with what bills M y 0 -t have thu least thing to do. 1 1 in a !-) mu aud a good Eugllshm.in; I wouM o sorry tu say a uialoyul wuid; 1 1 1, v, -j don't thluk her raje.iiy dues lur duly. Pe.-hapa it will lie bettur when tbo prince comes to the tb.ouf; hut who k no war" Av tbe decayed bodies ol rhtnoci rosea and other tropical animals, ionic of which are new vo science, lieutenant nann, and a detaehmentof tha Thirteenth Uni ted States lu fan try acted as escort to the expedition. Tho party are all well, and will atari to-day for Salt Luke aadCalifornia. CtiiRK JusTRR Carttbr, of tho Su preme Court of tha District of Columbia, on Saturday,tn giving an opinion agalntt A rehearing on tbe assassination rewird oases, very strongly presented tha evil or the reward aysitim rot uete.'tivea, in 1 corrupting the o filers whose duty it' was to perlorm certain servlco without extraordinary Inducements, Ills opiu ion la that uudsr the present system our dctectlvo police Is rapidly becoming transferred to an Irresponsible nod venal olais, and is less efficient than for erly. Oni of tho nitalnlest, aa It Is one of the uiO'l harm I us, phranaaof the baman mind la that which leads a pan to live a sort of a stationary vagabond existence, surruaiiding himself with an Incongruous uiid'ey of "Id wares tin cups, cotllui, empty nouies, rusty nans, musical Instruments, doctors' instru men is, twstzers, and wbat not, and then cUImIbd to bo hannr. Diogenes was content, It ia true, with his tuo and his lantern; and why should uot old Jacob llerr. iiMM of rMraburg lownnhlp, Pennsylvania, be equally Wily Under the peculiar hftH'iiiat.i.n which ha has VoucB-atea nunseii r mis queer party Tho Use of CbHoous in Wat. War ia not all destructive. Crushing as It Is to most Industries, Idiuhimg ;o progress In almost every direction, tt yet commonly ailraulaiea some lutere-sr, advances some discovery which pined bnath the feebler encouragement of i iu-bi'a. I ha nraawnt eiruii'lft tn icurimn itb stems likely to mark an era in tne his- y. which eventually resulted, bv Con sunny dwelling on mat one au dccl. i her bi'i-omina what she Is now. e, iiinno- ui inlac. In dUcourniig with her upon tiny other topic, oho conversi With qulelmaa ami vasu. tiho has now bt.cn TAVBMTY YKAI1SON llt.ACKWKLLS ISLAND, and is an old woman. Sho Is vervarli tuuailu In h r appearance, anil never as' suclalea with ttio ottiur lumaies, but keeps her ro.iin day and night. The vis itor will rl.id, however, up in being In-iroJuced lo her bv the superlntiiniU nt, that she la cheer ml and pleasaut, aud onu ol tho nicest Utile old ladles he haa over aien. She Invariably, dining tha diy, wears A frilled cap, with grey curls twisted in front and reallrg on tmr cheeks. U you touch upon the subject of her property, sho will Immediately pin out, an mn wnrn anu pined pockel- fauillr, relations and aeuual Sliu told them sho was going aunoig friends, that the position she h id II r d to ber was B good one; and that she n'-is of an ago to ttkecaru of herself. Tula arlf-relisnco Is peculiar ti tbs new r.ngiand female, and no wata were rntrrtalned by any one of her urv-s. Uer fa' her at length gavo his cn'nt, and sli'i made preparations 1't depr-lure. Bimoo of her Irlends J-iktngly " sho would bo called in tha West a Y:in- kmt school marm, and she laugliol nt their J sis wlihiut appirrnt i itri, tlnnigti all the lima ber heart w.ts lull tu overil iwlng with grief and humiliation. N'ltwithstantllng ihe ulifoi tuin-which had overtaken her, her home still pus-Bt sied greal attractions for her. In that dear old farm house she wns bout and passed all her life. On tho firm, every l r hi. aii I a mini fVoru tuni. W n f imll- lartoher. Tho little brook which rip l b mk wound round many time with a tory of ballooning. The balloon was used to Borne extent In our own atruggle, aa an observatory and not aa ft mesne of trauHportatlon; bat lta value waa ao slight that it paased Into diauis In the later years or the war ; and even in th months of Uan. McClellan's command, when It was in favor, It accomplished nothing moro striking than a flight over the peukusula with Ueneral Porter, who narrowly escaped falling Into th ene my's hands, and so ml using ths serlmis blight which befell his military fame a few weks later. In th peaceful daya since then aeronaut have made but Utile prog re is. Faith la tbo possibility of systematic aerial,travel baa growi alander. man m tne urn o:g mon Ber. 'mere is ituis rw tlon and courage la voyages r for aa a sort or apeudagr, to duly iireworki, rising boots ft uun hur multitude In a city part, and drppnlag down, at the will of thu wtud, Id a inr., a'dttude or oncomfortabla awaiuo a score of mllea away. And slnoe New iork sensationalism devised tbe silly exploit ot getting married la A Balloon, the science Das steadily declined luto dUreputc. But lh siege of Paris has changed all thin. Henceforth a knowledge o' aerial navigation may become a pari of a military traioiui; and all the prodigious energy which mankind gives to elaborating tho details of war may develop sous very great results, llereifur no city can lie ao shut In by a siege that saeiaen-enger cannot he ami out with an ap- nrnvlinttlitn tn ufai. Ma InrManla nt M.r, .lnci In iint'-slorif lU.n. Lou.. i . cuii bl,,u m,, plelaraa.iua Hit pl.re mmtlmed. On room .ml thn th. Mumhllni of Urn p.,.nliloii uf kuchfo cumiliiu l. Inl.rlor of ihe ,h, cl,iui to w.n li th.' nl.rll.u ol lh. h,.,iw liu. lo tbls room tod kltvh.p, ,, rniiiy.; lb. i.l; la t r.w ,.o. wllliJ.iroli In t'io oi'ulro, r cr.-v.r,i , on,,, ,( ,lm, from lh, htirl of lu, ui.nr uutii N.tU. rrultof tha Indnalrl-1 Franrli clly to tho .nrlrrllnn lliiMOftho oinpi-niul.llloniof 11,. loliury U-rnt pr,nii lb. g.nntlrt ot mu.-k.t-b.lU of llm kou-o. In th.M room., ol fur.l-1 ,u,n ,Dj rm.k,i,. iu. il.clou!i turn Huowchi-uolMWoloti oulof,c,t!WingfroM , Mr, lirijlitol irlnll tli.lr prprltly; nuw kool. nd .hoc. ., , ,licuini t. mutiny In the (! lui e ir.nn mi w.in cnrm-oj-iowl with m,r, r.aki: lh. ilmilil. PM of I.ihIIiii, t j I m ' laf . l j pled through the meadow she bud waded In when s little child, and kuewevrry place under tbe alders, where the minnows darted ou her approach. AM 11 ROT 11 KK AC DUI'ANian UUR to town and drove the old grey mars, who Jogged cheerfully along thu toad. Ths town, waa leoi reached. Bhi gave strlnu; and produce, the evidence of her Identity, and tbo wiliten promise of a former superintendent or the asylum, that Jut tlo should bo dono hir, and a lawyer emploud to assist her in ouTAiNtMo ii kii mom a, In all those dreary years aho haa ro cclvcd do IcuUlgcaca of gsr family or al instruments; stoves, cnalrs, and i utiles, and a hane-organ, all more or less crlppUd with ag4,1mp du th prugruaaaf tiin visitor across the tloor; one eapaclal chest coutains his principal treamr Ih tho shape of gold and silver watches, spoons, and a vsst amount in cneapjow iry;andin tho midst of nil sit Jacoh smoking, never wllh his pipe withdrawn from his lip, and a vera Alexander Bel-kirk of his old Curiosity Shop and his possession ol silver aud gold. Jacob Is rhieriul verv cheerful the moro ao. It la said, because his wife re fuses to live wllh him, owliorus constant nmoi-In. He sells a bla warns lo hla neigh. hors, and 1 an object of Interest to th vlclnltvi and thus graouanv, in company with hie unsteady furniture) aod wko.y mulodeoos.he glides gently down the hill of II fa. an ex am Pi and a warning Ut th children, of ths neighborhood. Ib v H an unlucky tree may ba more fa' ; .11 the shot of an enemy, or an i? enemy aaav be hiding behlr.il i ! n it tret; thu ovation awarded to L, esful vovagora by a frUnd.y p.' . ilia distribution of letters aid nu 4, th sendlug hack of carrier pl.: to bear to the boileged the news from vltliout. All these things we have seen already; what more In the samo kind th war has In store f-rus may only be gueied. But thora ar poailbla developmeuts of Airships, which would Imply a revolution in wsrfaie; and aa KngMah Journal api-aks half sprlously and half jocowly when It Inquires tie value of the wooden walls, thu tror turrets, tlm gallant tare aud harl'or-Vrte of t marl i a nation. In cise of a le-tntit of sou a scons of thonaands of L'li'c.i S or joaaves, each squarf c ialnt fully armed aad provisioned lu in onu bl-1 luoo iioiton AdttrUitr, WIT 1 I

SO Hut i inuii YOL. LXIV. COLUMBUS, UHIU, tiATUKD AY," OCTOBER 29, 1870. NO. 10. THE PISTOL SHOT- VnOM TIIBIIECOIXRCTIOMI OF k Hm8IA OFflCBU. 3 TtantUtod from Dla UartenUube. tfarrlson life In a Kuaalan provincial towu, which dot! not possess a theater, nob even a bid oat, ti, you may take my word fur It, very insipid aod monotonous ; In the morning, parades ; two hours In the riding-school; Jat nooo, a frugal diner of the regimental mess, or perhaps t a inferable restaurant ; aod at night, Cirla ami bowling toila tout Tin; re was not a single family to extend their hospitalities to tin. We treated etch at the wipe and oeer shop, and saw nothing of 0 ill's beautiful world.but oorowo green uniforms. 1 lit re wai but one person, who was nut In tho service, who associated wltb j m i m id of perhaps forty yuan of age. ! lit varied Inlormitton won for him a! cirtiln authority among us, but hla nh irp tongue and stern characlerrtil no' f tvorbly linprc-s the younger oflkera. A certain mysterv mrroQDd.d him; be looked a true Russian, and yt had a foreign nnne;he had served la the army, lit; Raid, but why he hid quilled the servlco ho early, or withdrawn to so wretch-e I quarters as Woljjoda, where Ufa was ' li jth expensive and tedious, ho never ex -1 plained No matter bow bad ike weather, lie alwaya went on foot, enveloped tn a black worn out paletot. For us officers, ho always kept an open table; thera were, Indeed, only two or thrte dishes, which hla body servant and factum prepared with very ludllWent skill, but aa am-udi thaw for, there wit alwaya an abundance of Burn tin iy and C impsgne. No one know hla clrcmintancei orhta means of support, and no on ventured to &k hi in ; ad luqolrle were repelled by his aitru aspect. Ilia library consisted for the most put ol military works, hi-itUs a few romancaa of Uogol and Tars fin J -ft", which he willlnly lint without ever Hiking f ir llioni again, aa hu hluis.lf Dover returned a borrowed bo'-k. Uli only orcupatloo wis pistol practice, and the w.lli of his room wire perforated with holes like the Intarlar of a liae-hlve. A flue collection of beau idol and costly pictures formed tha only decoration or bis room, ai,d his sccuraoy In shooting was so great that each of us wuu d have allowid hlra to shoot an Aiiniu from our hvada without any hesi tation. Although we olten talked about duels, Sylvia so he waa called never tnrtk nart In lh convoriailon ; and If ii -it one aikcd him If he bad ever fought, hu would curtly answer lu ihe affirmative wiihnnt lurihrr remark ; but It was ob- scrvei,', .ba. the qnieiluo was Irksome to 'I --,' m', f utTf'iiri', Ciine lomecnn-, 1 , r' hA his cj.i'n-i.ca perhaps tor lilt, l,.,l I ' wouii any L , 1im lnh.n h. n.t coWi'rd, us Ip-trfl bl drpuri.mcot rorlude tha snap;. Ujj. J w& for ttat r.'atoa ihat the fdiownnr -.-urretica creitfd nit llt'.k asuititnhmciit b Atnultnof na mi taktif sapptr one cveulns wlla BfUI; intra was hard drinking aa utual, and sntr sapper w ldsiated upon our host being bauker. II at ttrat politely declined; but II tally yielding to lh wlslii'Sof bis gnesis, be threw llfty ducli on the table, while we mated ourselves around It, and the play begun, ii coo inuad ai usual to play silently, tiylro had never been noted aa a very nmerua player, and he waa reiaarkahlc In alwaya refusing Uj give any explanation. If he ever made a miatako to the disadvantage of a player, hu paid bin without the alighteU hesitation; bla own winnings ha always nuld on the table with a plca of ctulk, as was hie well known custom. But to-ni 'ht w a youag o nicer in tue ..uipany who naa lately Jeinsl tha re-nent, and be did not know or Uylvlu'a picullaritlcs. Tbla aaw comer playad wildly; be made a bet and lost it. Hyl-vlo ssi.ttd bla chalk and marked It down ou tli table.. The lleuieuaut, aa ton I tied, bailed for au explanation, but aa uual Hylvlo wnt on quietly dialing. The lieutenant rubbed out the tally from the table; wltli the greatest calinasss, Hvlvlo reoswod It. Ikated with wine, aid txcltrd by the pity and laughter of bla comrades, and liualnlnif liiuiaalf iDsultsd by Silvio, ' tliu llauteaant selzud a candlestick from the table and hurled It with blind pat- 1- slnn at ur host. He skillfully avoided It; and arose pale with wrath and wltb II lining eya, while tha real ( ua kept amliarrakaed sllsucs. "Lave the room, alrl" ho crlsd, "and he thankful that It Is 1 to whetnyju hvo done ibis." Ttio Ueuiesant Immediately arose, and with i lie won!: "If you tu.l yourself j luKuUtd, Sylvl I am at all tlmis at i your service," be diparlud. I We did nut for a moment douot but i that Ihia scene would have fatalconie-qui-ncui, and wo already regarded our comrade aa a diad man. We playrd only for a short tlm lunir; for w3n we saw that oar host was giving so ) more attention to the game, we broke up ami went Home, speaking or notbing bat ttu vicanry which would soon exist In I I" theequadroQ. g- Tha nut morning aa we net In the , rhllng s-rhool wa aksd each other, "Is the lleiienant stui silver liut. benold, the man came In as fresh aa ever. To I our asionlnttment, he bad received no f c biHcn;e from nylvlo, Wltb pazxltd minds we then visited I Hylvlo, and foil ml him In bla coorl-yard, sending ball after ball through a rtrd, i which be bad nailed up against the eta- bla door, lie received us aa If nothing 1 had bapiwned, and was silent a boat yea-tBTilay'e osctirrauce. This conduct on the part of Sylvlo cause I him to fait In ttio estimation of tha olllcera; for tho I a' a or personal courage la deeinea inei disable by military men. Am on 8 them la be brave, la the tlrat virtue. Tola un-plaasant affair was, however, gradually furgotteo.and Hvlvlo recovered hla (arm er lailutnce and poahlon lu our clrcld. 1, alono, could uot Induce mymlf to ra I yard klm wltb my firmer ftellnga. Ha- re this event my imagination had awn me to this man, woo appeared to tftamyitery; and 1 tbluk that he, too preferred me to all ihu rtst, (or against me Us never Indulge t tn aarraim, as be often did wltb my comrade, but &1 wits treated mj with great stncerltr. Hut afiar this occurrence 1 never could banish the thought that bis honor waa stained, 1 oonld not look blm fully In the face, aa formerly- riylvlo'seyeawere too snarp not to oliaerva tbla; It pained him, and It seemed to ma that oa aevsral .l- aiionsjxejjien to nring aooui an ex-' 1 irpirtf)B, but I evadsd It. because It waa paloful to me, ana ao at last be aa aisled. Ditollsra In Urge oltlea can hardly nn- deritsnd what a seoaatlon the most tri ll on stTalr mk:s In a email town. Than, tho arrival of the mull throws a smill I twn Into a commotion. Krery Wa-lnti day tad Vilday tho headquarter of our rejlment was niied wun omcers; one ex pt'ctlna mouey from home, another let teta, and another n-wanainrs, which stMin becawHcoiumon property, and wsre devoured with oagertiva. iVy nsually broke the aeals of tlnlr lettera on the ' Hpnt, and aha red tho consents with thalr cumraiUa. Hylvto alsa rscelvid bla Ivl-aj ters la oar mail-bag, aid one day he re- (1 ' eelved one which lie broke open With I reat Impatlent. Ills eyes kindled as L they glanced over U; but aa every one was oicupled with hla own matters, his I teicltemen waa not remarked, sajfay. "Ue ntlimnn," be cried, with an excited , w ion-, 'I sliall kava here to-night, I tti ere for beg yoa to honor me at noon . with your company for the last time. And you, too, cap'aln," heaald, torn f Ingtomc, ' I abail count on yoa." 1 I bowed allouilv, and ha dsnirUd. We B dlinersrd, wlih Ibe aiidvraiaadlng that I we would nntt a, noon at bla roomi. 1 yS At the appointed hour I went there, ud round my o miraoaa already assembled. We watt to dUner. aud eur aarae- able boat, to-lay, almost aervouslv cheerful, Q UlioVeal u ill with bla gay humor, and the cork a hVw, the wine glaisea were Oiled and emptied more rapidly every moment, and we all wished the departing one good lock on hla journey. He took a friendly leave of his guesta, and aa 1 was also about to pay my respeets he detained me. 'l bag yon to stay a few mcmsnta L have soma i thing to say to you alone." 1 ramalned. We aat dowa In deep alteaca on his divan, smoking our chibouques. Hylvio's galaiy had dlsip peared, hla face waa deathly pale, but bis eyea g'owed through the cloud of smoke which be blew from him. Bo be continued for a Tew mluutes.wbea heat last broke tbe silence, which was becoming palnlut and disagreeable. He twee n us au exp;nauu is uui- sary," ha began, in a hoarse, ranering vole; "for the opinion or tne rsi i care very little, nt I like yon, and I do not wish to depart leaving you nndar a false Impreialon. You were certainly surprised that I did not call swearer to account: la It not true 1 And was not that also tbe reason why you witnorew from me? Von will observe, captain, 1 eould easily lustily my conduct on t'n ground of magusnltnt'y, but 1 never lie! Had 1 been In a position v meev nira without any risk on my part, had my I own life been exoosfcd to no danger, 1 certainly should not have presented him with hla." Fairly shocked by auch cynicai can- j or. I stared at him; I certainly had not expected bucIi au avowal from him. "I0U IOOK aStOniNDSU, us cuui-iumu, hut 1 was forced to act so. 1 bad no right to expose my life; for six years ago received a blow on ibo face, and ke who gave It In still llviug." My astonishment increased. 'And did von not fight after ench an Insult V I earnestly ssked. "Dots au Inanrperable obstacles keep you from yonr enemy f" "Oh! I fought blm, and here la the proof." He took from the box an eld hussar cap, which waa perforated just above where tha forebead would be wheo It was on. "Attend. I belonged to the Czar's own regiment, in which I wai al ways accustomed to be nri; ami as wa It waa the fashion to bluster and bu'ly, I wan the gratcit In the reglmaat. Hard drinking waa considered giorlout, an I I vanquished the road Djlgourcky, who was noted lor hla cipaclty. Duels took place every day In our roslmeot, and 1 wascoticerned In all of Ihem, either aa principal or second, ao that my comrades esteemed me highly, but our colo uel regarded me aaan unmitigated evil to thu renlment. I waa already repos ing proudly on thise laurels, waen a young Count was tranferrsd to our culpa I bavu never seen a man moie favored by fortune. Youtb, intelligence and bjaoty were nulled In him, with great wealth. Yon can imagine what position ho soon galued In our circle. I felt that my throne waa beginning to tot tor. The Count soon heard my name mntloued everywhere: II the talk waa of a wild. tiit'l i' vent arn, it wa I who nad led It; ba Iw-aniH Oenlrnua to make my ac qiialriain't; ho sought my friendship; but . j'-aloui o' my priuuioid rival, lu tin character of a lion, coldly repill- sd blB. He toat-tb r-;;jJ- ir n humor, hut ' wiiug Injired, bgn to uvo dm. This trouhlad him bulimia, Out k a aacce. ameiig my comrades and wllh the ladles Mt me almost wild, anught to tlx a qnarrel on blm, but be rein On ed calm, answering my attacks with atlll wittier boa molt, ami laugbid mo dowa; and, what waa worst of all, ha had all tho laugbeia on bis sine. At last, at a bill, which a noblemaa In onr nelnhaorhood save to onr sarrlson. I could reatraln my hatred bo longer. 1 a aaw him there main, tha petit'! tun ing of all tbe ladles, and especially of the laay oi ine nunsf, wiin wuora i considers myself tha favorite, 1 cou'd ntand It no Ipcger, and during a qaaJ-rlile, I whispered a brutal Intuit In bin ear. This, Indeed, he could not answer with a wltlclam, and be atrnck me in the face. Several ladles fainted with terror; they separated us, and we both lelt tbe ball-room. ' stood at sunrise at the rendezvous waiting with Impatience my detested enemy, llecama loitering along with hla seconds, his sabre dangling from bin snouioer, anu cartiessiy eaiing cnerrtia The seconds loaded the Weaoons and stepped olfthe distance. 1 bad tho first lut, but my heart beat ao violently thai 1 felt no longer eartilu of my aim. I said that 1 wou d forego my silvan- ' te; aud as my antagonist did not op- j pom It, lota were drawn, and f-trtune de-1 clared for him. He took. a short aim, bis hall perforattd my cap here. Now It was my turn- I eagerly scanned hia lace wllh a bone of Hieing svmnioms ol fear In vain t He continued quietly eating bis cherries, and shooting tbe atoms towardi ma. This self-pus aaislon embittered ma the more. What Is the use ol killing a man, 1 thought, who cares so lime aiiout uie; a. wicxeo thought struck uie, 1 lowered my pistol sod cried: "I fear Ciuut, that you an not ready yet to meet your Clod; aa ynu re!- h your breakfast ao wonlerfully, I win wait mi you nave nmsaeii." "Oh, yon do not disturb roe In the least I I)j as you please. Yon have tbe right to sbo jt at me, and you may Are sooner or later, ai you pleait; It Is tB'lHWrent to me." Did you bear that " I said, turning to the aaoonds. ' If It Is ladifferent l tbla geuilt tuau whether I fire soooir or later, then I will not about to-day." 'Tbe meeting was over. Iresignid from region nt and came to this place. But every day have I thought of nuy revenge; to day It haa come at last," He drew a letter from his pocket, which evidently he bad received in ihu morning- 'Iain Informed that a certain pirson IKS lately m-rr e I a young and b&autlful woman, wllh whom he Is madly In lovo. You auapact who the person lit This very day I will goto him, and oonviBce myseir wnethur be cau io.i death to smilingly tn the face as whan hs ate tne cherries " Wltb these words, ha iprang np and paced th room with hurried atepa.llke a tiger In his cago. The servant anno a need that all waa ready. Mylvlo pressed my band and sprang to the car rlage, which contained but two pieces of baggage, bis portmaateau and pistol oitse. lie droro oft at fall speed. Years passed by. I board bo mora of Aylvlo.and had nearly forgotten blm. I bsd long quitted tha service, wtiloh brought ma no laurels or promotion, and was living on my small aetata lu the Mohllrw scbsn department. Although 1 attended to my own affairs, whiah eon-aumed ft nood deal of my time, 1 had atlll ncany idle hours, when 1 mlissd ths Intercourse of my former life. But what waa moat difficult to accustom myself to, waa the loneliness of tbe long wintar nights. Up to dlnoer time I killed tie day tolerably well; i wrni over tne fliios, talked to my bailiff, laipected tbs tisw batldlngs, etc; bat whoa the nun want down, I did not know what to do with mvoelf. The few books which I had found In ti e chests anl cupboards bad been read through long ago. 1 had heard to weariness the fables and ghost storks of my old house keeper, K ire- Iowa, and the aoags or the peas-aula made me sad: and ao la my mo miuta of despair I even rrfortid to drinking. But that unfortunately gave mi the headache, anil 1 waa aiso arrant of b scorn lug a drunkard, tha worst fate of all. 1 bad no near neighbors, ao I hit noon the plan of dialog late aad going to bod early. 1 thus lengthened tha days avd shortened the long nig hie. Fonr wsrata distant from my estate waa situated the ail ate of Count Kilo-ssnsky, unfortunately Inhabited at that tliueoBlyby tbe castellan, in uoua-lass ha ! been there but once, for a mon'U during the first year of bar mar-rks it. la tbs second spring of my tedl on c3na;ry life, a rumor spread at once that the beautiful Countess wonld pus ihu summer wllh her husband at tha caatle, and, Ib fact, at the beginning oi June they both arrived. The arrival of a rich neighbor In the couatry, where every one sutlers from annul, la an event of vast ImBortanoe world-shaking oo-oantoot. Tbt oble (ubUIm of the neighborhood, their eorvants and thu peasants, could speak of nothing else for two months before the arrival ol tbs Count, and for three months aner im departure ; Indeed, I must cnnfisi that the ialelllgencfl of tbe arrival ef the noble pair made ray blood run quicker also; I burned with oorloslty to se them. On tha very drat Sunday, I sol out to pay my respects to their excellence.A goM-Iaei'd lackey, In handsome llvory, conducted me isP the Count's cabl set, which was furnishul with tho moat tasteful elegance- Along tho wall extended a row of largo book cases, each one adorned with a bronzo bust of the author whose hooka It contained Over the marble mantle waa a wide mirror, and tho fl tor was covered with Turkish and I'erilan carpet.' I had ao long been unaccustomed, lu my Utile village, to see cuch a display of wealth, that I must admit, to my shame, 1 felt almost embarrassed by It. With the agitation of a countryman approaching tbo minister with a petition aud dislr-lug an autlienc , 1 awaited ths coming of my dlttilngulsaed neighbor. Tne door opened, and a man of ubout thirty-live, with a nohlu and handtomc cuuutviiance, euterrd the ruom. He approached me tratikly nu I courteously, an I ntleied a fi-w woriH of excuse for taking the lllmrty but he luiurruoted mo at once: "No compliments, neighbor." Wo aat down, nnd his gay and unconstrained manner quickly banished my timidity, sliI I hrfjan to be myself again. Tue Countess now came In, and allmyem-bamssment returned. The Count Introduced me, and the two, In order to give nie lime, conversed together freely, and treated me llko an old acquaintance. In the meanwhile 1 opened tbe books on the table and looked at tho pictures on the wall, one of which especially attracted my attention. It represented a Swiss landscape but It was not the scene which the artist bad p tinted, nor Ids skill, that drew my gaxe, but a mark In the cinvas made by two bullets, one resting on the otuvr. This wai a wonderful shot, Cuuatl'' 1 cried, Yes, nnd there is ft remtrkabla clr-cumitauco connected with it. Are you a uood shot?'' "I am sure of hitting the ace of hearts at hu p.iccH ''IteallT r" cried the Couutsss. "That shows great skill. Cau you do It, WiailT" "There was ft time, when I waa In practice; but I have not touched a pistol or livuveara ' "l lien I will wiger that you cannot bit Uiucard at tweott paces. Sock dex terity rrquires dsllf priudcf. Tin best shot lb it I know cut dully thrio bullets on ihu edge of a knlle; If he saw a fly on the wall ah, )ou are smiling gracious Coiintcs, but I assure you It Is the ix truth." "Ah I What was the man's name f" "hiUI'i, Jour Kii'-llency." "lUve you kuttvn hi in 1" cried the Con nt, apilnginc from the chair. lUve yoa known him f You have known llvlo." ' ""Why should I not! We were frltmlp; he lived In Wolouda as my comrade. But f r IW y ar 1 have heard nothing of him You Liiuu also are acquainted wlih bhn r ' Yea, I waa. And If you were a friend of bis he his certainly told you of a curlostoiy." "Ah, hs, you mean the blow be once received t ' "I do. Did be tell yoa the name of the iflver V" ' No, your Excellency." Biruck by ft nuddvn thought, I eatd at tho Count. "Could It possibly have oeeo you r "1; was; and the bullets in the picture there are the memorial oiK-m," T begyoo, V iBll, do not tell the atory; Icmnot near to hear It-" "But I must, Ntdleda. This gentleman knows that 1 ouce Injurud bin friend; be muat also learn how he avenged himself. It Is nve years ago sluco ws were married. Our honeymoon waa parsed at tbla ensile. 1 bad ridden out one evening wlih the CouoUss, aud was returning home, when her boise aud denly reared, aud wjuld not go further. hiiu becnuu rrlgtiteneii, sprang off, and throwing ine tho bridle, went bonis on foot. 'What can be the matter wllh the animal' alio aaid; Ml is usually so quiet an.1 giuur. i almost rear that noma mlalorluoe Is awaiting us at homo. GREENBACKS- HOW AliE MADE. laiigbul her out of It aa I wint btsida her, lea ill n g hsr hanehy the bridle uutil we resrhi-d the castle. 1 notlcad a strange dorachku In the court yard, and Inquired to whom It belonged. I wai told that It belonged to auentleman who had declined to glvo hla nanav, and who waa awaiting ma In t hi cabinet, I went there. In tbe comer aat a long beardid man, covered wltb dust, 1 gmd at him inquiringly. ' You do not racognlzi me, CoumF '-Sjivl'T" I ceufeaa that iny hair stood on end. "it la my tarn now!" he growled, drawing a pliiol out of his caao. "Ar you ready now! ' "lailsutly bjwed, acknowledlog hla right and measuring off ten pact-a, I placed mysilfln that comer, praying htm to enn itqiuoaiy bciorv my wife should come in. ' I cannot see dlstlictl. Order lights to be brought." "I rat g, and I hay brought what he required. I placid myself for the aec-oud time In podilun. rerhapa a niluute passu! It teemed a ceutury to me. He said: ''No, 1 don't like this. 1 am not acemtomed to (Ire at an unarmed man; we will therefor begin anew. Cotne,lat us draw for the tlrat ahot." I waa bewildered. 1 believe that 1 resisted atflrit; iiullots weredrawn from bla perforated cap. I had again tbe tlrat i dot. "Yon have excellent lurk, my dear Count," ha said, with a smile which 1 shall never forget Then 1 know not how It happened I shot, and tnstoad of my oppouant, struck that picture there." The face, of tha Count became deeply flashed, while that of the Countess grew deathly pile. "Sytvlo now raliod hla pistol," the Count continued, "and hla manner told me that this t.m I had no Pltv toexnert. Tha door all at once opened, and NadrJ-da rushed In with a cry, and threw bor-sell on try breast. Her presence restored my self possenlon. I broke out lalo a gay lautih. 'Silly one,' I said, "do ynn not ate that we are only In funf There la a wagtr pending. How can vou be anch ft coward? Oo drink a glass of water, ann come oacg again, and i win introuura yon to ao old friend "She looked anxiously and doubtlngty at me. 'I ad I are you by your aoul's in 1 ture welfare,1 turning to rlylvlo, 'is this only sporir' 'Certainly, beautiful Countess,' said Sylvlo, sneerlngly, 'notbing but mire sport I Wa two have been accustomed to amuse eacri other. Your hnaband, one One evening, struck ma In tho lace out of sport t Auoiher time ha shot a bnllet through my cap also out or sporti i o uay, again out or snort, he missed his shot for the second time; there Is tbo ball he Intenlcd for me tn the picture. Now 1 Intend having soma apart myself.' "With these words he raised the pistol to the lavel of mr heart. With a loud acreaiB, Nadejda threw herself weeping at tils rest. "Are yoa not ftshsmedf" I cried to him, at this sight. "Shoot and make an end of It I" "No," he Bald, nncocklog hla platol, "I have Been you tremble you are afraid to die!" "With this he went to the door, hut from tho Waihipgttn Star Tha Burean of Engraving aud Printing at tha Treasury Dfpartinent, In which there are at. present employed about 700 persons, 500 females and 200 males, Is an establishment of greater magnitude probably than is generally! coucelved by the puolic, as visitors are allowed to go through it only upoa the written permlaston of Secretary Biut-wrii. mrt these norm Its arc but rarely given The Bureau now occupies all of the fourth floor oftheTreasury building, excepting the north front, and about one-fourth of tho third floor. National bank currency, legal tuuders, national i -curllles, fractional currency, internal revenue stamps, government bonds and notes of every description ara printed, numbered, separated, packed, and forwarded to Treasurer Splnnpr or C m-mlsnionor Deluno ror la?ue, the latter hivlnticliargo of all revenue stamps. I'ne Bureau iH separati d In divisions", each one uud a competent superin tendent, and Ihe business progrensea In the most systematic maoner, so perfict ru all the arrangt mm in innmuuum ishonest person gilu employment in the Uueenu mil attempt lo pilfer, detection would follow Immediately. In Is necesi'irv that tbo nousahouui dips through a numb-ir of haudu during the procem of manufacture, ami in a place of auch proportions having to print all tho grteuh'tcka now in circulation, It is not surpilning to )0i immense piics oi mouey lu notes of every denomination from ten cents to live thousand dollars throughout the entire establishment, nomu completed and packed lu boxes ready for shipment, others having the t'ac, aca1, or number put on, but all are ranged In perfect order, and no matter In what room fresh from the hands of thu counter. CO 1' NT ED TWKNTY-TWO TIIIH8. From tho time tha paper enters the llnrvuu utitd It goes to the Trtasuier'a olllce, each note la countedtwentt-two-ilmeH, by various persona. Thh may s-ein useless, but thu system la ao per-ftot that every time a note pasee from ono workman to anotlior for different portions of tho work neccsary to He completion, It goes through tho bands of a counter, Is credited to the one from which It caino and debited to the one glve.i, chants aad credits bHnir, mmle constantly, ao that ul UTiy niomen' n t net atateini nt of the amount and dcunn- itiitl'ics of nowa in njl known. . UW TUB OUrcXMUOKS OUT TUtlll , 1 UHKKR. The barks of all notes aud tho given tint ujbiu the face ar printed by either thu American or Nailoual Uuik Note; Coni)iuies of New iork, both of Wldch j ruontiiiet with the Department : for that poitlou of ihu work ouly. All I notes am printed on a OHl'INCT I'AI'XR, adopted by the government, wllh rlhrc, water maiK, ai:., utxi it jian been inuiie a penal t'llciisj by act of Congress ,'or any person to attemp. to Imitate It. TDK COL'STISQ DIVISION ! Is where the piper Is first ncelvid at the liureau Dy ex prose Iroiu iSeT lorn llaiik Note Compinica. lo this room llfty -two females, are employid, seated at comfortable lalilts engaged In count ing eveiy rhett itcelved. Tho Bunk Nolo Companies each morning notify secretary that ibry nave forwarded the backs of $o much money In such denominations, and alter tbe tenia e clerka above mentioned bave counted eaca packagu the superintendent reports to the Sccretiry, and any error that may occur on llie part ol either or the JUok Nolo t:oinpauks or at the Treasury Is delected ImmL-dlately, before t'io piper Is put la the hand of workmen here. From the counting room the bee to are Issued to the walling divmlou of the I'll AT St PrflKTBllS Department, aud each plate printer re celvea from ihe wetting room aj many sheets aa lie can work during the uay, a barge being made agaluat him for iliem m delivery, In the evening, at the clos ' if business, ho returns tuo allots with tlm fa'-es i rlnled, together with any mutilated or blurred, and Is credit ml opposite to me cnaru mane nn ier his name li tho moinliig, but If any sheet Is found blurred or mutilated, ho Is nqulruil topiytho qom of piper, printing btck, Jc;. Should ft sliest be mlsalug, It mut be found ImiueilUiely, no oua being permitted lo leave the building until all accounts aro correct there are liiO plale prinler employed on note", bunds, tatnie, &ir., each one of whom Is aeiMed by a Itumlo hand. Al tai kd to each press la an Iron reglst-r, whlc'j arurately reconls ivtry irupres-slun made. These ifglstoia aro kept locked, and the k-ya are In p isf-ehslon of an oitlcar appotnwa ny tne oecrotary; hence no one employed lo tbo Treasury but tint person ca?t open a regUter. At the close of builuesB ilia stale of ea-'U register is taken, aud comparco, with tbe ti-ioks upon whl h charg-is have bniu made a the paper wan Issued. The face now having b-n printed, tho aheota aaln counted, xo , are a.-nt to mo PllVIKO HOOU, where they are suspended on racks, aud the atmosphere kept at a high temperature bv colls of steam pipes. Alter dry- lug, tbo colors are tlrmly aft, aod the -heels most again bo wot lu go through the proceas of rH-'lTIKl) on THK ItKD aiAi. which Is done by plate prln'.lng, similar to prlnthtg the face. Agalu tbe slice is are counbd and returned toihoiiryii room, where they are thorouguij dricu, and then aent to ue IIYDKAU1.IC l'HIBSKS, to work which ill ptrsons are employed, moitof whom are femalia engsged In counting utid arranging the alieeti alter hi'lng taken honi andr the presjes. One thousand sluets are pressed at a time in about two aud a naif nil nut tn, each nreis being equal to 34 i tons, lly this prod is all tuo rnugnnesa is taxeu from tbe notes, and lhy ssmme a flu Ihhed apiuarauco. Having passed through these processes, couiitun again, nd arranged, the ahecta are now sunt to the ilior below, where the machines for I'UTrisn on ran nuMnxns are located. These mschlnea are work ed br the feet, similar lo a sewing ma chine, each one of lliatn being operated bv a female employe. Them are some 4ft of theae machluea In the room, wllh which the red numbers upon all notes, bouds, checks and stamps are printed. The tluurts are arranged In cylinder form, and by an Ingenious contrlvam at each revolution one flirnre Is dropped, so that uo two notes receive ttu saino number. 1 ho notes or checks being on a sheet, the first on la put under, and aav. lor Inilance, is numbered UH; at the nut revolution thu second note nassea under, and this lime the figure la dropped and l appoare In Ita place, numbering thin one UU; at the mat rev olutlnn another note goes under, au-this time both the 4 and U ara drnppv .1 and U appearing In their places, num boring this one KiU. 1 be machines are worked very rapidly, each female nuin' baring from lea to twelve thousan notes per day, or U,00d sheets. These numbering machines are of simple contrivance, and were made at tho shops of the 1'rlnllng Bureau at a coat of Illuj each. The lowest bid for them at private establishments was 'JI) each; hence tUtf waa saved upon each ma chine; and they are constructed fully separating legal tenders, national bank noton, aud fractional currency. Two females attend each machine. Tho sheet la first run through a machine where tbe aide edges aro trimmed, and it then goes to tbe next machine, which takes off the marglDB at thu top aud brttom, and sep ar-ates the notes, dropping the culling upon the lloor and paaalug the separated notes Into a box placed under tho machine for their reception. The note arc now ready for Isnne, and are sgaio counted and results compare 1 wllh ihe count-room. They are th- n packed in butdiee, with tha amount and num'irrs of the notes therein marked upon the wrapper Some of these bundles contain as high as $'3,000,00(1, In 1,01)0 notes, oihera cau-taln fi.uuO, ilW.Oou ti.OtHl.dc according to denomination. The fractional currency la counted and packed lu tbe same manner, and the buuliea then placed in boxes, tl U0O In ten cent uotcs iu each box, tU 0U0 iu liaies, ice. SAVIS WIND ft A fB FIND At the close of bvislnuttrf In tho evening, before any employe b permitted to leave thu ofllce, every oheet and nolo Is c ire ally counted, and results computed as above described. A'l notes itoitpleted or In process of manufacture, with blank sheeU, checks, stumps, ale, II tie count Art! found to be correct, aro tUeniirought dowu to the vault, near th-t nuporlnteii-dent's oillce, In wnlch each dirlalon of tho buroau li-to a cloet as'ned lo It, and nil carefully put away there. Tills vault Is couet nil ly guarded by two per-sons, and no one bu". the proper olllcur allowed lo enter It, All pap- r, mouoy, tfee, having buen counted and looked up, the loremau of each room turn Kives to tuo employes a ticket, which liny sur render at tho entrauce) and are allowed to past out. Without this ticket no one U permitted to leave the bureau. LOCKINO Ul TUB I'hATgH, Another large lire and burglar proof vault Is located ou the fourth fl lor, aud this Is guarded by three pernors one appointed by llu Superintendent of tbe I'riniiug Bureau, another by the Secie lory, aud auo'her by tho Traasurer. i'hs door of this vault has three combltiallon locks, nnd each one of the persons above ouncd lucks llie safe 111 the owning, on his own combination; hence It cannot lie opened uuUhs all three are present. This vault Is tor ta iaio keeplug of all plates for prlnilug Ihu notes, ittumps, bonify, Aa. At Uie close of budness every evcuii'g, each plate printer lunm lu his plate; la credit d for it on the book, and when all aie lu tho aaie la tucui lis alove d'm rlbt I. Vlllt J'lHt ABI li K, means the national finances were more perfectly systematized, and great benelH hasalready been derived trom thechange. Up to this date there have been Ksued 16 00,(i00 ono dollar notes, 1,20(1,000 two dollar notes, 0.21S, 104 live dollar netes, 0 OUO 000 ten dollar notes, 1,1)13 tf0twt u ty dollar notes, 417,10) In II tr dollar notee, mH.iHO lu one hundred dollai a-tes,7! 10 In live hundred dollar note?, aud GU.uDu In one thousand dollar notes. IS SHE MAD! TWENTY YEARS ON BhXCK-WELL'B ISLAND. fliae llutupheey's Htorr-llnw sbe Hiu Spirited Awar by her llroltier tollluoiiilnaditlu-Froiii llloouiing dule lo llliiektvnll's Inlmid-How Iteiuilf frmleil aud Hraln Uectfcd - urotat U'roug I'erpjtnaUd for Dollur. DF.i,ii..i;imt u.k, u.u din, i Tit ii n ui5 tO t;.l'B OUt till mull' (Lu fillii deliver it to luaitirer fiptuui , ti utiom t la Mfjuio ( unud, and. If tne rtiulti (ir--, ihit -er receipt, for it, lem It n the pa 'K ites as It came from the Jin 1 uu, and forwards It to dihnnt n.irts of the country. Tin completed ruvmue tamiis are titnveno lo loiiiniistiourr Dilauo, the same us notia to Uinjral Splncer. TJ E lllSDiinV. Attacked to the Bureau Is a bin lory., where all revenue stamp are bound pre- ar-lory Ut in lug Issued to collea'rn. iVnumberof persons are also employed u me tiinuery in malting paper boxes lo which the money Is packed, It hiring neeu ascertained thai tliry can be made nine itureau lor snout iwoiuiniaor tbe cost to purchase them in the market or have tii m uude by contract. Anuiu- iTof ruling mirbluei for the Internal revenue stamps are kept at work hire. THK EHURAVINO HOOK. a located from the other portions of Uie Bureau lo gut clt-ar of tho noiso andilio iua engravers are employed, each hA- tig a siil, lo Iroot-'uf which, be'. wren tin and the window, Is a thsuo piper shade to soften the light before falling pon the polished steei. The engravers re employed upon the faco work of ihe various notes, securities, stamps. that 1' ir Iqe backs bjlog done lu New aora. cuj uy iuo uut nout companies. in TiianiPAittsnors. attached to the Bureau, all of tho ma il In cry used Is kept In order. New ma-nines are put up aa fast as old quo wear oui, and thousands of dollars an nually saved to tha goverumeut by do- ng ine work in this manner. All ibJ luk used Is manufactured In thu bane mailt ol tbo building; and all the typo used for numbering thu notes, tm k, tve, cut in the Utireati, Watchmen aro employed In evety part r the iiureau, nearly every door being guarded. They are ho kept on thu root of the building diy and nlglit, no fiat It would bo Impossible lor a lire to occur, or auylhluggo wrong withjut uiacovtry. xcoNour. AU the trimmings cut from the notei are carefully picked over, packed, aud rem mod to the mill, yluldluii to thu gor- ernnuut a handsome num. W1UQWB AND OHI'IIANS. Of the 600 ft-miles employed In the bureau, at least two-thirds are lLo widows, orphans, or bisters or thoo who Ml In tho defrna of thegovern-roL-nt during the reball'ou. Should Ihe work of pnullng the revenue atamjst bo let out tiy coutract, as tuo Dank note printing companies are making every etljrl lo gut It, about two hundred par sons would no thrown out or employ ment here. It la to Do hoped that Sec retary Bon two II will refuse to contract for that work and coniluuo to hue It done In the bureau, where It Is executed must satisfactorily. Ttio bink noteconv-paiilea propose to take it at a low flura In order to make that a stepping stone toward getting tbe printing of ail lie u i Hon a I currency, and wheu thoy bavu the mouopoly they will miko Uuctu Sam swoal for it. VllACTIONAr. CUHKKNCY, Alrof the fractional enrrency, exoct From tha Now York Stir. "Oh ! Oeorce, do not lave mo. HaraV, dear sister, I cotijtiro you 'o take ine with you! !) uot leavu me behind. Wliereftml!1 What pln:o Is this!' Surely vu are not acting treactieroubly with Die !" Worda of entreaty and reproach like the ie were uttered by Mius Sophia Hum plirey lo her brother George aud sister Siirah, at Bloomlngdulu Asylum twenty years ugo. Tbe story Is a vury singular one. Everybody has heard of the minyout-1 rages committed upon ptrsons who for somo pecuniary Interest Involved, hive been Immured In either private or public Insane .asylums for life. The public ear has been shocked time and again by ihcau recitals. In this case, whether MUd Humphrey's story ba true or not, It Is certainly remarkable that It should so much ree initio the many atorlea of a similar character leorded In the old word as Well as In Hie new. Distinguished writers In Europe and Arn-rlci have Inveighed airulnst the terrible crtmo of charging Insanity upon persons who, Tor some selfish purpose, bave been Mint up In Insane asyiuiiM.so called. And a lltrle xerase of memory will recall many Instances of this kind, accounts of which were published lu thu dally uewpiptTB at the time. lntlrertory wlii rh wo aro about to write of real llf', we premise to say tt'M tho facts are taken as related bv tv wo man herself that tho mum of i' llumrhrey is genuifl'1, nnd !(mi ntY uow.diiil li v b. u, loriteenty y tamate of ii:i kwi-ii i-ia: Asylmo j rafpii ii jtST'i hotel; I 1 on b. threshold h turned towanIr ; Vl.V.o V.ir ucHvinV the ZZZ pic turn, cock lug.bla platol, ami without cotBplilf im lh, r,,f for tihlug aim, i red. That 1 ntght be aaro ! f , B 11 on' Ut miPB,n, Th ' or hla unerring aim he had d Ivea hla -J , Mn the counting-room, where bullet upoD mine. My poopledd not dare J M d (urw MlW to lUt to detain him; In dumb terror they let hla ' depart, I have never seen Bylvlo since; trimhiho aud snrAHATiHo be re-entered the service, and fall, as 1 division. whra aboat 75 hmaUa and alg have heard, At tttbaatopol." I males tn Bplo;ad la trtminlng And tlo new llfiy ceut uotes, vignette of Stanton, aro printed in Now York liv the American and National Bank Nolo Companies, and forwarded to the Print-lug Bureau here, w lit re the red stal Is pin on, Die notes prcas d, trimmed, separated, and packed. They are prla-ted tl.h ilfteeu or twenty on a ibeot, and separated aa larger notes aburs de. scribed. TltR HUTAUINTKNnXNT of this work Is Mr. fl U. McCarlea.a conscientious and Intelligent oMcer.wtM understands the duties thoroughly, aul gives hla close attention to them fron early In thu morning nntll laic- at night. Ills admlnlttraltcn of the atl'ilrsof tun bureau has bwen most satisfactory I1 Secretary II nitwell, who reposes grerl conll lenco In him. An Inspidl n of the working of tin Currency Bureau Is calculated to In. press one altogutbor most favorably, as showing a, thorough business system, great economy, and scrupulous c ire to prevent auy opening for fraud or losa In the Uoverununt. l.AftT TKAIl's WORK. During the past year there were mint ed lu the bureau tHKi.ouOoo In national Securities, notes and fractional curres-cy, besldos i:i,000,H0 worth of Internal Uovenuo stamps, uauk checks, aa. f ALalURH, The Balarlrs to employ a In the Hu rean vary, the females receive J per day, when paid by tho day. Those employed by the piece la numbering notes, c, make about the same. There are aomi Ifteen employed on clerical duty who re celve 76 per mutith. Tho plate printers and engravers bold very lucrative positions, as they are paid by the place, nail onia of them make over $.1,000 per annum. A MO CUT ISA U ID, Upon tha Inauguration of the presort administration It waa very properly d-tarmlnwl not to naa the old plaus for Is aalng our national carrency, nod an au-tin new serin was entered upon, the do algn fur evarv note being different from Uiote haratofora mciroulaUoa, By Uli h' read- nr (jtv to mako UieltTiwu com- , la ai'.'T thi'y siiill have reca -run stobv. Near the small tow.t of I , in tho H-ute of Now Iltinahirf, thore llnd, thirty years o, a well to-do farmer by the name or KbHiitJier Humphrey. lit wss a widower, and had three grown up children two daughter and one son. Tho eldest child was named Sophia, Ihe i next Ueorg", and the youngest Hn'h. Llkuthf raijority of New England: farnreis, Mr. Humphrey had educated his children to the b'st of his ability Soph i a was ol a delicate and petite form, I full of life and spirit, and with a natural i aptitude and quickness in acquiring j knowledge Sho had been secnt for three terms to the young ladles' academy In tbe neighboring town of D , and was cot nequeutly looked niton by her family and acquaintances as ft prodigy of learning and accomoilsbnitiiH.. She wai sprlghtlr and vivacioua, and p mseased 1 of a sunny and agri-table tempframunt, ; and was a great favorite wllh all who I knew her. George was & vigorous and a'hVMc 1 young man, and hid aslsted bis father i on the farm from-ahn time bo wis largo 1 enough to pick up chips In the wood-i yard. Ho bad one year previously at-1 telued bis majority; but, as is customary with young men In New England, as well as in other rural districts lu thu United B'ates, he continued to reside with aud work for hla father atailpulat cd wages. Birah, the youngtst.was the beauty of thu family. Sho was a very fair specimen of a couatry belle; darkcomplex-loned, robust and bright, and always a groat attraction at all the country frolics, tho corn-hiiBkluga, apple-parings, and quilting parties. After Sophia's return from the Academy she formed thu acquaintance at the house of a neighbor of a young man named William WetheruUcId, who was spending tbo summer at tho house of Ids uncle, a farmer in that pirtot tne couutry. loung Waberafleld was the son of a merchant in Boston. Ho was a Iniidaome, dalilng fellow, gay and lively In spirits, dr eased well, and waa Just the sort of young man to tako the hearts oi country bins oy storm Sho was superior In accomplishment to the greater number of those by whom Hhu waa surrounded, and possessed therefore, more claims to Wetherettiild's admiration. Ho waa not Insensible to ber personal attractions and showed hT much attention. The acquaintance soon ripened Into love. Sophia, at least, bo came strongly attached to him; and ho Imagined himself to be In love wltb her, and told her so. But, alas 1 Ills TUB Of.D, OLD STOUT. Sophia's sister Ssrah returned homo from a visit, and Waihersileld'a attentions were transferred to her. Sarah bad more personal charms of fac and ilgure than her sister, and We then-tl id proved recreant In his duvotlou to Sophia, and did uot attempt i' withstand the allur ing bu-iuty of her sister. Sophia did not complain. She was too proud for that; and no one suspected the state of her feelings, not tvrn Weihurslield. who had not sufficient penetration to percetvo It, or depth of character to appreciate tier. Sj limn went on, leaving her to hurv liwr hopes as sho Ix'st could. Hut she found that her health waa anlKrlug in consequence. Mio could no longer remain under tho same roof with ber sis ter und silently witness the attentions which should hivo been paid to her niv en to another, although that other per son was her own sifter, nno aid not un braid li' in, nor did she tell her sister tho cause or her grief, But let concealment like a worm V und feed on her darnask cheek. bhu resolved, however, to qurr ii au iioua. She wrote toft friend In Cincinnati, Ohio, who ft few years provloi sly Ind removed to that distant city, and mtde In quires in regard lo obtaining for ber a biiuatlooas school teacher. A favorable answer wis returned. hhe asked the consent of her father fc permission to go there. He wa mu"h a hurried good hye to her brother, and toot a si at in ine cars, ana s'aitea on her journey. In a few days she AIUUVKD AT I IKI IMNATI. She there found hur frieuds awal'.lng her, who gave her a welcome and a home. Iu the coorso of a few Weeks Mho was installed as a teacher lu one of the puolic schools of that city. Tbere he remained endeavorlu lo forest her 'roubles amid tho active dutleoof her profession. Four years ftubaequently ahe received In kill (,'!!! co of , TUB DEATH OK UK 11 FATHElt, And Immediately started to return, ak-Ing paeaage on a steamboat for l'itts-burg. Ou arriving at Wheeling she wa suiprised ut meeting her brother and sister, who wore ou the way to Cluclnut-U for the purpose of accompanying her i,o me. B jmiIch, they thought that the trip would relievo ttmlr distress un account of tho death of their faitier. The excitement of travel would prove atol-ai'fi to ilK'iu, and at Uio H.unD timu fiey would bo company to Sjphia ou her Jounii-y. Ttiey all returned together, and arrived Halily In Now York city, where they determined to rest n ftw dajs, un I visit the sights In the metropolis. One afternoon her brother remarked 'h'it ihey had received an Invitation to ! take tea at the house of an old Irlcnd of their father'n, who lived a short distauci-lu thu country, ilo rtqueated them to get ready and he would hlro a carriage. and they would drive out there they were soon prepared and entered the carriage, and were driven rapidly Into the couutry. Thu carriage stopped ut a lurye stone building, so largo that It excited Sopbla's surprise, when her brother suld that it. waa Dm residence of the gentleman nhom they Were ubout to vlult. SUo Immudiatety had A suspicion that something was wrung- Hlia cou'id not believe that so lare and niausW. mi edltlce was th! residence of ous femUy But the Instinctive fuspic-lon wImou involuntarily generated lu lo .r it. was bmo' tiered in 11m I nop She did not even glv iotih-Ii, reason on tho subj' -i. ' "if1 j lu her brother und slaii.r ouu'i fi tiisl do hi r wrong was bm-;-" ' li-lretc remembured ru twuL-Js. uis pan IfOlllUK aud pecitl,,. ' -Uiicea and actions which slie uld '.t uudu. stand. II -.-.d.-s, t'.i ft- w.ib a reatialued audcuu li.iuij res . i v-, with au appirent dlslncll-nt'on npon the pirt ot her brother and etererlo converse during the rldo. A sinister Influence, which slirt could not nsist, Hceutud to Impress her with Its fatal Hy. Il-r brother rldiruletl her rears, and they both trkd to peramde htr how absurdly she whs acting. An old gentleman camo out of tho bntldlng, and was Introduced as her faiher'tt friend, wnom thyhadomo to visit, She wan then ashamed to obj-nt entering tha house, and soon ptescd wilbtn the portals of llioomlugdale Asylum. She waa conducted Into a room which looked llko na cilice, und lo the preiunte of hT brother aud aiaier was closely questioned by the old gentleman who had accompanied her Into the building The object of these qn-stl ms she cou d nut understand, and i-be was too frightened iu t timid to ask blm. Her brother und slver preserved a dignlil.:d silonce. She besounht them with tears lu her eyes to explain to her Us nnnnlng They only pointed lo the old gentleman, and directed her lo answer Ins internee-tot lea. All would bo explained iu htr, tht-y said, tn tlmo. Altiir a ctoso and seucMng rxviii nation by thu old gentleman, she was in vited mm iu remain im-re iw dayf, w.iTh "3 rofused ti do. eniU i' I'ttweeii tri'i o: 1 g.ntU inu a..1 thu hr itiier and i u-r. i tia lvi ; i't,.r th'-n a aitel to tat th-i room The wnuls f supplication -m r. nro.rh with which ttils stuiy linens v.,r, h.i spoil- i) by 8 'puis U '.beni. '1 u. , . stated hr entrea'ps. '1'tm old yenllr. an Interfered, aod thf brother und si- ter of Sophia took their d' prtu e l he ofilclal formality and DHKABlNrWS OV I'LHI.IC IK8T1T1TIOMH are enough to chill tho atuuteat heart. There in in ttiu very atlllollR')'o of au Insane asylum something which It la difficult to describe. You feci It is you enter Its gates, and traverse Its long cor ridors aua pnssag-s. it tne mind oi a a patleut la weak, from whatever cause, whether it ha ou account of love, excessive grief, poverty, or dl-gi ace, the first shock at association wlthairangera who are likwise ailltc.ed, soini ot whom p r-haps are raving maniacs, only Increases i ho malady. But alus ! the great nmj r-ity Oil etn aro verypwr, aud ihelrre lattves, If they liavi any, have not the meats, nor, In many cases, the disposition to provide for them. By proper nursing and cheerful and agreeable con-. versation at hotiif, many persons wuuld oe saved, who, ir eent to aninHancay-lu in, would become hnpoletdy lusuue. in ihe case oroopiua Humphrey, friends; and long ago she gave up all hopes of It. Her comforts are of the moat meager description. A miserably small room of six ny eight leet, containing a narrow iron bedstead, upon which la a single mattress, sheet and quilt, ouo chair and a Kraal 1 table. The small wardrobe, which Is furnished by the Institution, and other little faucy filings supplied by the mitrona for servlco rendered in the way of se wing, adorn tbe walls of the room That Is all, and yet she Is appa ri utlv more happy than many who are -iinouudcd with every comfort aud luxury. 1'uor woman, her life ban been A bard one, but misfortune sometimes disclp lines the mind Into a state of resignation and contentment, which it might nut otherwise have enjoyed. Vr.HSOS AMD Til IX (.a. a sin ii. It was nothing biitftrotelgave. bar, KllnnK but t Any woul mitfU rob of hnlt IU aavor, Any wind tlist bluwi. When "lie too it fmrn my Itimbliog fingers With ii hurvl i iflnil-Ata, the Hyiim iw.ti iijun them lilltfert, MUf, aud tlinlU i hem alill '. Witb re-l. filial, prciiwl between the aga, 'ruiii.l.tl tiill mi Ii Id-Ono It lny iijk n hot brt-mt, anl sgei turn tiul iiibkt it ol.L. -M' m. 11 iioiikt 'iit" -iTT grort'OBU, la llir ptr'i Mayixtme Jar A'oteinbtr. Mh. Paiuinoto t now gets up every uornlng ut ihe I crow of the chandelier. .. Tim urtfyf U pn.mU-ed shortly of Mr.Huigh . i.- 4i "a;j Jtfirj liter, rilh a di '! .JvlukK nlo UiAL PAUSIMOSI. A correspondent of llio Now York World who baa just paid A visit to Windsor Castle, rettllb the following gossip about the Queen'n parsimony: Wo tuuwl thu tjaeeu'a Aervauis quite as oien to thu accepiatluu ofshlilltigs as Kuglish servants generally are. Fanny was qulto allocked when, as she and I loitered tiehlnd the rest of the company, she saw ne put a half crown into tho willing hand of ft nlceiy dnsed matron who had oeen shuwiug us some of the rooms. Hu; when she heard ihe landlord uf ihe "1 wo Brewers,"ln whose sandy floured parlora we afterward dined, relato sumo slorlea concerning tbe hardships of the royal domestics, she wanted me to go back si;d "give the poor thing another abiding." Bar Majesty la economical, "tne looks ftfwr sixinces,'' suld llid burlliusl; "you dun t catch her yiving away uur money. You ste she lu a good mother, aud Is saving up to get a marriage portion fur tbe two youug ladles, so that she cau get some poor fellow to tuke. tnein." The language of our host of the "Two f Brewers" was rather course; but we found, to our amnzeinent and regret, that he only echoed what was In tbo mouth of every denl'n of the royl borough with whom wo talked. -A'auny, who thought that the landlord fciigbi be a prcjud.ced wltnees, iriadu nH c.;cn. to take the mlsirwss of thu huallery aalde and consult her In prlvh'.o. S!:e caraa buck with her face flushi-d p.od br ey sparkling wllh Ujara of morUflcfttlon. Fanny like mauy other Auierlcftuc, had come tu England with very romantic and exalUd Ideas couceriiW.g ruvnliy, and u-ev In'' now (wt-ived " "7 I c-iil' l raeioro i) ' v e.tdo.n i- iBibtev ,1 l.are;i tro. uea. onlv by ;)o,iiili- i. -u iu tu t V I o Dick. - tf.jkJG ed , llut W6W tl; ,,H r",v dij'- i ""-V "yiurif'ylng ipirituoui V io r i .-.a lecturer (out Orl) lata puople !i Jit tlckkts that rt ad ; "Blessed aro tfli pure In heart, for lh-y ihall see Uod- Admit one." , h Marshall county, Kansa, a field oi ner vlriar.i n w hl k i, .- uitigti U jusu j i- y Jiu -o .'ooiir fa. r otherwise thau worthy of her bight sia tiun. Shu admitted It must be so; "but," she added, "1 thought tho people around her and near ber would Uv ber must, and It is shucking lo llnd that they don't love her at all." While our host waited uo ua at ihe table lie entertained us with (it nnin trnrn i , onus an , , ,j 4i , 7. ! oturles of Windsor and the gossip of tho half reaping, yielded thirty -one and buaneis per acre. A moo rksbivk law-maker in Georgia has introduced a bill Into the Legislature making "dissatisfaction" ft valid ground for divorce. CoMjMiius called on Friday, and discovered the new world on Fridaytwo , facta used by F.uropean fogies to prove what an uuluckyday Friday always haa btcii. Now amij then they cut off tha ears or a horse thief lu Oregon, and then telegraph east that the crops were never butter than they are this season. Tit by say out on the plains that If thoae dead head excursion parties don't quit coming out there, they'll give 'em something worth telling, about. One aweet creature In a looped skirt, Tyro-leae hat and heavy chlguon, recently scared a hutUlo so badly that hia hair turned white lu a single night. In various newspapers we read that, In the year l&U the late Empress of France then Eugenia Marie da Gtisman) would bave marred, in Paris, young Win. C. Hives, aon of the then American Minuter; ouly one "Aunt Judy Rives," a Virginia matroB, interfered and broke tr th march, the Countess being too fast lor old Virginia vlewaof socll"so-brie.y." llut we observe that the Bos-'ou Courier declares that there "is no foundation whatever" for tbe story; lo Jumuch as Mr. Hives, the younger, wan married some six months bajruhe left uie couutry, to his present estimable wife. Wai.t WniTyAN. And now these late. Ictobur days, o sunny, crisp, veiled wiih the mist of com I oillura-rut-r, the fitst-nsjnwl brings bik bla tfiow-wsikiog form, hit car nine town. "Yea," aald he, with a grin, "her Majesty has gone, and It Is a happy day for us when she goes, and a sad one when she cornea. Shu don't stay hero much, but wnen she docs Blay she Is too much fur all ut uo, Wheu abuls here thu caotlo la shut up; that is to say that no one but her visitors can camo In, and sbu duu't have auy vlsl'ora. Now Windsor without visiting Is just dead: If you came here when the Ojieen waa at homo you'd think It was Suudny all the week round. There wuuld nut boa cab In the street, and tbe shopkeepers would all be asleep behind tho counters for tUe want of customers. Nothing going on I No dinners, nor balls, nor reeuptlous at Uie castle; everybody there dressed in mourning and keeping a perpetual last or sorrow I Charitable 1 No I nut what I call charitable, J)o you call It charity to pinch yuur servants down to tha lowest notcn, to keep 'em until they wear out in your service, and then turn 'em off with a shilling ft week to keep 'em alive In tbelr old age? That's the kind of charity they have up In tho castle. I would rather have a beggar como Into my house than one of the Queen's servants they are ao poor that ono pitlea them; but tbey are ao proud that you can't treat 'em as you would If they were beggar." An we came through IV.h atrct, on, onr way to the railway station, we met a worthy burgher who win aito oilm full of the great grievances wuu b seru to rai.klt lo tiui urwuilsof th Wiudborians; and, wllh very Blight provocation he poured out bla lamentations. Windsor was going to the dugs, and It Was the Queen's fault. The town depended oa tue castle, aid the ijueeo made tho castle nearly useless fur half the year, and wholly useless for theothur hall'. Whcu Prluce Christian and tbe Pilucesa Helena were married, thu Queen gave them Frogmure to live in, the people hoped r.Lit there would te an improvement, "but rlilzen with An eiorea- ' -twin weaiifc of -ool-1 "Ion of inn K i,,. . "the otQ gjnuc- W 0-clnirtou, aud to tho spaclons chain- ion hi aim, J.r! Lv,,t, w if thu Department of Justice, and ,otne old farunr, wiili i..- i,u -. r tho TraaF iry hails generally. Item , cumlng up lo buy a yard of euu, j. cu. v Iso, that he hue ben pnniloif Ue fifth i are too poor to keep a cuiuaiiJ, I t-t- and finally shaped edition ni poetr.s poiol Whon tho Qaaan ia here, ever; A of "heaves of Crass," with a acrlouslv composed siquel, "Passage to India," poems on death and Immortality, item, another work, political and literary, In prose, entitled "Democratic Viataw." II twungtvn war. A disi'atcii from Fort Bridge, Wyom.-1 Ins Territory, reporta that tho Yale Col lege iclentitlo party, under charge of Pioftsaor Marsh, returned lo that place u Friday, having spent the last six weeks In examining tha geology of tho mountains and the country between the Ore.n and tho White rivers. This was an unexplored region, and proved of mncn scientific interest. Au ancient lake bed waa discovered, containing great Bombers of extinct crocodiles, tomes, serpents, and other neb, AKTltn TUB riRT SHOCK at the outrageous treataient fhe had received at the hands oi her brother and slhier, she at Drat became melancholy ; and, in trying to account lor llio cause of her Incarceration, especially when ihey did not return lo vlU her, sbo waa rouvlnced that their only otj,-ci cou id havo been to deprive her of her share uf the propfrty leu ny n-r uuer At nis death, hu haviug died without making a will. It la iirobable that the brother an sinter mav have oils rved during their journey lo New York that thu mind of Sophia was weak ; aud this plot was then conculvcT uli-i put into execution, Hy i hat im ins their share or tho property wuuld be much luciuased. sormVsuiHD would doubtless have recovered Ua na- lural tone und vigor It sho had returned In ibu old farm and breathed once more tho Invigorating air or uur native htlii. There- was nothingapparently the matter with her wheu taavu tu tho asylum, ex eept that condition which mUht natu ral I v he prod ucai ny tne sudden tntc.ll geiicoof the death ot a much loved father it hi a ml no wtutn nan oeen weakened au I exhausted by a tio clone application for lour successive years to thu duties oi a t'lacher. Sophia wan kept at Blooming.! ale a few months and was then transferred U the litsano Asylum, Dlackwell'a Island ll rhro her and slater uot returning to v.slt b-r, nor writing to her, she bo-. sine ilx. d in brr tirltef that their only i-l-ft iu piae ng uer mere was to do- snrprlied at her request, as was also her i t,,"r uf n J"t of the prop g come to a dtid-iockt and ao one but the radt people Wb aupplj thu court with what bills M y 0 -t have thu least thing to do. 1 1 in a !-) mu aud a good Eugllshm.in; I wouM o sorry tu say a uialoyul wuid; 1 1 1, v, -j don't thluk her raje.iiy dues lur duly. Pe.-hapa it will lie bettur when tbo prince comes to the tb.ouf; hut who k no war" Av tbe decayed bodies ol rhtnoci rosea and other tropical animals, ionic of which are new vo science, lieutenant nann, and a detaehmentof tha Thirteenth Uni ted States lu fan try acted as escort to the expedition. Tho party are all well, and will atari to-day for Salt Luke aadCalifornia. CtiiRK JusTRR Carttbr, of tho Su preme Court of tha District of Columbia, on Saturday,tn giving an opinion agalntt A rehearing on tbe assassination rewird oases, very strongly presented tha evil or the reward aysitim rot uete.'tivea, in 1 corrupting the o filers whose duty it' was to perlorm certain servlco without extraordinary Inducements, Ills opiu ion la that uudsr the present system our dctectlvo police Is rapidly becoming transferred to an Irresponsible nod venal olais, and is less efficient than for erly. Oni of tho nitalnlest, aa It Is one of the uiO'l harm I us, phranaaof the baman mind la that which leads a pan to live a sort of a stationary vagabond existence, surruaiiding himself with an Incongruous uiid'ey of "Id wares tin cups, cotllui, empty nouies, rusty nans, musical Instruments, doctors' instru men is, twstzers, and wbat not, and then cUImIbd to bo hannr. Diogenes was content, It ia true, with his tuo and his lantern; and why should uot old Jacob llerr. iiMM of rMraburg lownnhlp, Pennsylvania, be equally Wily Under the peculiar hftH'iiiat.i.n which ha has VoucB-atea nunseii r mis queer party Tho Use of CbHoous in Wat. War ia not all destructive. Crushing as It Is to most Industries, Idiuhimg ;o progress In almost every direction, tt yet commonly ailraulaiea some lutere-sr, advances some discovery which pined bnath the feebler encouragement of i iu-bi'a. I ha nraawnt eiruii'lft tn icurimn itb stems likely to mark an era in tne his- y. which eventually resulted, bv Con sunny dwelling on mat one au dccl. i her bi'i-omina what she Is now. e, iiinno- ui inlac. In dUcourniig with her upon tiny other topic, oho conversi With qulelmaa ami vasu. tiho has now bt.cn TAVBMTY YKAI1SON llt.ACKWKLLS ISLAND, and is an old woman. Sho Is vervarli tuuailu In h r appearance, anil never as' suclalea with ttio ottiur lumaies, but keeps her ro.iin day and night. The vis itor will rl.id, however, up in being In-iroJuced lo her bv the superlntiiniU nt, that she la cheer ml and pleasaut, aud onu ol tho nicest Utile old ladles he haa over aien. She Invariably, dining tha diy, wears A frilled cap, with grey curls twisted in front and reallrg on tmr cheeks. U you touch upon the subject of her property, sho will Immediately pin out, an mn wnrn anu pined pockel- fauillr, relations and aeuual Sliu told them sho was going aunoig friends, that the position she h id II r d to ber was B good one; and that she n'-is of an ago to ttkecaru of herself. Tula arlf-relisnco Is peculiar ti tbs new r.ngiand female, and no wata were rntrrtalned by any one of her urv-s. Uer fa' her at length gavo his cn'nt, and sli'i made preparations 1't depr-lure. Bimoo of her Irlends J-iktngly " sho would bo called in tha West a Y:in- kmt school marm, and she laugliol nt their J sis wlihiut appirrnt i itri, tlnnigti all the lima ber heart w.ts lull tu overil iwlng with grief and humiliation. N'ltwithstantllng ihe ulifoi tuin-which had overtaken her, her home still pus-Bt sied greal attractions for her. In that dear old farm house she wns bout and passed all her life. On tho firm, every l r hi. aii I a mini fVoru tuni. W n f imll- lartoher. Tho little brook which rip l b mk wound round many time with a tory of ballooning. The balloon was used to Borne extent In our own atruggle, aa an observatory and not aa ft mesne of trauHportatlon; bat lta value waa ao slight that it paased Into diauis In the later years or the war ; and even in th months of Uan. McClellan's command, when It was in favor, It accomplished nothing moro striking than a flight over the peukusula with Ueneral Porter, who narrowly escaped falling Into th ene my's hands, and so ml using ths serlmis blight which befell his military fame a few weks later. In th peaceful daya since then aeronaut have made but Utile prog re is. Faith la tbo possibility of systematic aerial,travel baa growi alander. man m tne urn o:g mon Ber. 'mere is ituis rw tlon and courage la voyages r for aa a sort or apeudagr, to duly iireworki, rising boots ft uun hur multitude In a city part, and drppnlag down, at the will of thu wtud, Id a inr., a'dttude or oncomfortabla awaiuo a score of mllea away. And slnoe New iork sensationalism devised tbe silly exploit ot getting married la A Balloon, the science Das steadily declined luto dUreputc. But lh siege of Paris has changed all thin. Henceforth a knowledge o' aerial navigation may become a pari of a military traioiui; and all the prodigious energy which mankind gives to elaborating tho details of war may develop sous very great results, llereifur no city can lie ao shut In by a siege that saeiaen-enger cannot he ami out with an ap- nrnvlinttlitn tn ufai. Ma InrManla nt M.r, .lnci In iint'-slorif lU.n. Lou.. i . cuii bl,,u m,, plelaraa.iua Hit pl.re mmtlmed. On room .ml thn th. Mumhllni of Urn p.,.nliloii uf kuchfo cumiliiu l. Inl.rlor of ihe ,h, cl,iui to w.n li th.' nl.rll.u ol lh. h,.,iw liu. lo tbls room tod kltvh.p, ,, rniiiy.; lb. i.l; la t r.w ,.o. wllliJ.iroli In t'io oi'ulro, r cr.-v.r,i , on,,, ,( ,lm, from lh, htirl of lu, ui.nr uutii N.tU. rrultof tha Indnalrl-1 Franrli clly to tho .nrlrrllnn lliiMOftho oinpi-niul.llloniof 11,. loliury U-rnt pr,nii lb. g.nntlrt ot mu.-k.t-b.lU of llm kou-o. In th.M room., ol fur.l-1 ,u,n ,Dj rm.k,i,. iu. il.clou!i turn Huowchi-uolMWoloti oulof,c,t!WingfroM , Mr, lirijlitol irlnll tli.lr prprltly; nuw kool. nd .hoc. ., , ,licuini t. mutiny In the (! lui e ir.nn mi w.in cnrm-oj-iowl with m,r, r.aki: lh. ilmilil. PM of I.ihIIiii, t j I m ' laf . l j pled through the meadow she bud waded In when s little child, and kuewevrry place under tbe alders, where the minnows darted ou her approach. AM 11 ROT 11 KK AC DUI'ANian UUR to town and drove the old grey mars, who Jogged cheerfully along thu toad. Ths town, waa leoi reached. Bhi gave strlnu; and produce, the evidence of her Identity, and tbo wiliten promise of a former superintendent or the asylum, that Jut tlo should bo dono hir, and a lawyer emploud to assist her in ouTAiNtMo ii kii mom a, In all those dreary years aho haa ro cclvcd do IcuUlgcaca of gsr family or al instruments; stoves, cnalrs, and i utiles, and a hane-organ, all more or less crlppUd with ag4,1mp du th prugruaaaf tiin visitor across the tloor; one eapaclal chest coutains his principal treamr Ih tho shape of gold and silver watches, spoons, and a vsst amount in cneapjow iry;andin tho midst of nil sit Jacoh smoking, never wllh his pipe withdrawn from his lip, and a vera Alexander Bel-kirk of his old Curiosity Shop and his possession ol silver aud gold. Jacob Is rhieriul verv cheerful the moro ao. It la said, because his wife re fuses to live wllh him, owliorus constant nmoi-In. He sells a bla warns lo hla neigh. hors, and 1 an object of Interest to th vlclnltvi and thus graouanv, in company with hie unsteady furniture) aod wko.y mulodeoos.he glides gently down the hill of II fa. an ex am Pi and a warning Ut th children, of ths neighborhood. Ib v H an unlucky tree may ba more fa' ; .11 the shot of an enemy, or an i? enemy aaav be hiding behlr.il i ! n it tret; thu ovation awarded to L, esful vovagora by a frUnd.y p.' . ilia distribution of letters aid nu 4, th sendlug hack of carrier pl.: to bear to the boileged the news from vltliout. All these things we have seen already; what more In the samo kind th war has In store f-rus may only be gueied. But thora ar poailbla developmeuts of Airships, which would Imply a revolution in wsrfaie; and aa KngMah Journal api-aks half sprlously and half jocowly when It Inquires tie value of the wooden walls, thu tror turrets, tlm gallant tare aud harl'or-Vrte of t marl i a nation. In cise of a le-tntit of sou a scons of thonaands of L'li'c.i S or joaaves, each squarf c ialnt fully armed aad provisioned lu in onu bl-1 luoo iioiton AdttrUitr, WIT 1 I